Resources Links and Downloads

Australian Journal of Dementia Care

Alzheimer’s Australia Research Foundation – Christine was a member of the Scientific Panel

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) – Christine was an elected member of its Board from 2003 to 2006.

Dementia Australia – Christine was a Dementia Australia (Qld) Ambassador

Dementia Alliance International (DAI)

Dementia Training Study Centres

Free Dementia Education Course

Neuroscience Research Australia – Christine is part of the NeuRA research program.

Queensland Statewide Dementia Clinical Network – Christine was a member of the steering committee

The University of Sydney – Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre

Contact

To contact the author please email christine@christinebryden.com

Lisa Genova’s Book – Still Alice

In around 2002, Christine was in frequent contact with the Harvard PhD neuroscientist Lisa Genova, when she was writing her first book “Still Alice”. This amazing fictional story describes how a 50 year old Harvard professor who has 3 grown up children is diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s. It draws on Lisa’s insights through communicating with people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, as well as uniquely her own professional expertise in neurology. Lisa and Christine met in May 2011 in Brisbane, and had a wonderful few hours together. Visit Lisa Genova’s website.

Still Alice has been since made into a movie called “Still Alice” starring Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Alex Baldwin, Kate Bosworth & Hunter Parrish. Click here to read more.

Christine Bryden & Lisa Genova

The story of dementia: Christine Bryden and Kate Swaffer — This article was first published in the Australian Journal of Dementia Care Vol 5 No 4 August/September 2016. Reprinted here with the permission of Hawker Publications Australia Pty Ltd.