About us
We know that sharing knowledge and expertise with one another, across communities, services, research and policy can bring about lasting practice change and improve health and wellbeing. Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the custodians of cultural knowledge and ways of knowing, doing and being. In working collaboratively with Elders, their families, carers and communities we can better understand their needs and to find ways to optimize health and well-being.
Supported by our Indigenous leaders and community networks, the OnTRACK CRE will deliver a comprehensive program of dementia research and translation leading to evidence-based, community informed, culturally safe care and improved health and well-being outcomes.
Our expert team of 10 Chief Investigators and 9 Associate Investigators come from leading universities and centres across Australia. With varied backgrounds and significant expertise in many health and related fields we aim to generate new knowledge that leads to improved health outcomes across three main themes:
Theme 1 Dementia risk reduction, prevention, and diagnosis | Theme 2 Management of dementia | Theme 3 Dementia literacy and health communication |
Develop a national Indigenous dementia database
Identify risk & protective factors for dementia & population attributable risk fractions
Develop & validate a risk factor tool for cognitive impairment & dementia
Develop a framework for biomarker & genomic research in dementia | Describe the patterns of multi-morbidity & health care utilisation in those with dementia
Explore approaches to advance care planning & end of life care in dementia
Develop evidence based culturally relevant approaches to advance care planning & end of life care in dementia
Explore modelling for future care workforce & health care needs in those with dementia | Determine what is understood about dementia in communities
Scope culturally relevant programs for dementia
Develop a framework that incorporates culturally appropriate approaches to support dementia literacy & health communication
Develop a guide to inform health services & communities about best-practice approaches to developing dementia literacy |