Clinical Evidence
One in 25 Australians will experience a memory impairment as a result of a neurological disorder such as stroke, epilepsy, head injury, autoimmune disease, brain tumour or infection. Memory rehabilitation has the ability to improve functioning in many of these non-dementia conditions. One manualised, group-based program, ‘Making the Most of Your Memory’ (Radford et al. 2010), has been shown to improve everyday memory in these types of patients even years after the onset of their disorder. As a result of the program, patients were able to increase the number of memory strategies used in their daily lives, meet their memory related goals, and expand their anterograde memory capacity.
Clinical Evidence
One in 25 Australians will experience a memory impairment as a result of a neurological disorder such as stroke, epilepsy, head injury, autoimmune disease, brain tumour or infection. Memory rehabilitation has the ability to improve functioning in many of these non-dementia conditions. One manualised, group-based program, ‘Making the Most of Your Memory’ (Radford et al. 2010), has been shown to improve everyday memory in these types of patients even years after the onset of their disorder. As a result of the program, patients were able to increase the number of memory strategies used in their daily lives, meet their memory related goals, and expand their anterograde memory capacity.
Clinical Evidence
One in 25 Australians will experience a memory impairment as a result of a neurological disorder such as stroke, epilepsy, head injury, autoimmune disease, brain tumour or infection. Memory rehabilitation has the ability to improve functioning in many of these non-dementia conditions. One manualised, group-based program, ‘Making the Most of Your Memory’ (Radford et al. 2010), has been shown to improve everyday memory in these types of patients even years after the onset of their disorder. As a result of the program, patients were able to increase the number of memory strategies used in their daily lives, meet their memory related goals, and expand their anterograde memory capacity.
Clinical Evidence
One in 25 Australians will experience a memory impairment as a result of a neurological disorder such as stroke, epilepsy, head injury, autoimmune disease, brain tumour or infection. Memory rehabilitation has the ability to improve functioning in many of these non-dementia conditions. One manualised, group-based program, ‘Making the Most of Your Memory’ (Radford et al. 2010), has been shown to improve everyday memory in these types of patients even years after the onset of their disorder. As a result of the program, patients were able to increase the number of memory strategies used in their daily lives, meet their memory related goals, and expand their anterograde memory capacity.
About Us
MEMO is an interactive telehealth platform based on the making the Most of Your Memory program. In this program, the clinicians would run face to face sessions with patient groups to equip them with memory strategies. As a result of the program, patients were able to meet their memory related goals, expand their memory capacity and live a more independent and confident life.
Due to the recent pandemic, clinicians and patients are restricted from holding face-to-face meetings and many clinicians are now running rehabilitation programs online using video conferencing software (i.e., telehealth) which have proven to be just as effective as their face-to-face counterparts. While successful, many Telehealth interventions do not take advantage of the full gamut of digital tools available to supplement rehabilitation. In the digital age, we can do better!
Our company aims to develop an online memory rehabilitation platform, called MEMO (Making Everyday Memory Optimal), to benefit patients and clinicians. This program will provide a dedicated video-conferencing platform for supported, weekly group-based interactions, pre-session educational videos as well as engaging, strategy centred exercises with feedback to enhance improvements in everyday memory. Through collaboration with patients and clinicians, our aim is to redesign what rehabilitation looks like and use technology to bring memory rehabilitation into the digital age.
Clinician Register
Find clinicians who are offering MEMORehab. Clinicians may run the service 1-on-1 or in small groups of up to 6 patients. Sessions are run online via telehealth. Email clinicians to inquire about participating.
CLINICIANS
Clinicians offering MEMORehab
Sarah Bennett
Principal Occupational Therapist at Astralis Stroke Occupational Therapy
Sarah has over 15 years of experience working with patients who have neurological conditions including but not limited to acquired brain injury, stroke, mild cognitive impairment related to chronic disease, dementia, neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD, and progressive neurological disorders such as Parkinsons and Motor Neuron Disease. Astralis Stroke OT is a private mobile practice in Perth, Western Australia providing services in person or via telehealth for both group and individual sessions by appointment. We are registered to provide services under the Insurance Commission of WA and Medicare funding and can support patients who are NDIS self- or plan-managed. At Astralis, we are passionate about cognitive therapy and supporting people to live well and engage with their daily lives.
Email: info@astralisstrokeot.com.au
Ashley Young
Clinical Neuropsychologist and General Psychologist who practices at Tune In 2U - Telehealth Private Practice
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Ashley is dedicated to reminding people of their own internal resourcefulness and authenticity, especially during times of adversity and change (i.e., neurological/medical/mental illness). She works with clients to develop self-awareness and insight. Ashley’s expertise lies in the neuropsychological assessment and therapy for adults across a broad range of conditions (e.g. stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, FND, dementias, neurodegenerative diseases, depression, PTSD). She is approved for NDIS self-managed or plan-managed clients. She is available to run MEMORehab via telehealth sessions for individuals, dyads or groups.
Email: admin@tunein2u.com.au
MSWA
MSWA provides vital support and services to people living with neurological conditions in Western Australia
This includes people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, motor neurone disease, acquired brain injury, and other neurological conditions. MSWA’s Occupational Therapy service provides clients with cognitive support, including the effective MEMORehab program. This program takes place in an online group setting, facilitated by our specialist Occupational Therapists. Clients have told us they now implement many strategies in their everyday lives to help with attention and memory, and connecting with other people who experience similar issues was a huge benefit of the program. MSWA works with major funding schemes like NDIS, Home Care Package, and other government funding schemes, as well as offering support through our Disability Employment Services team. MSWA also accepts private, or fee-for-service clients.
Email: ot.groups@mswa.org.au
Sharon Fisher
Senior Occupational Therapist, Flourish OT, Adelaide, South Australia, and Telehealth Nationwide
Sharon has over 20 years’ experience working in rural, remote and metropolitan areas of Australia, providing occupational therapy services for people with physical, psychosocial and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Using a comprehensive selection of interventions, Flourish OT aims to facilitate participants independence in daily life including areas such as cognition, mental health and wellbeing, and assistive technologies. Please email to register your interest in a MEMORehab group or one-on-one
Email: hello@flourishot.health
Dr Anita Panayiotou
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Thrive Aged Care Consultants, Niddrie, Victoria
Thrive Aged Care Consultants is a team of experienced health professionals specialising in the care of older adults, including people living with dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and complex cognitive and behavioural needs. We provide evidence-based education, clinical consultation, mentoring, and service improvement support to aged care, healthcare, and community organisations. Our approach is practical, person-centred, and focused on building the confidence and capability of clinicians and care teams to deliver high-quality care for older people.
Email: info@thriveaged.com.au
Massey Psychology Clinic
Mental health service and teaching clinic in Wellington, New Zealand (and via telehealth)
Our clinical team includes senior clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, intern clinical psychologists and clinical psychology trainees. Our clinic offers a range of psychological and assessment services and are currently taking expressions of interest in MEMORehab participation for individuals over the age of 18 who have concerns about their memory for any reason, whether in a group setting or 1:1.
Website - https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/clinics-and-services-for-the-public/massey-psychology-clinics/wellington-psychology-clinic-massey-university/our-team-at-wellington-psychology-clinic/
Warren Cossou
Speech language therapist, Southern Speech, Dunedin, New Zealand
My name is Warren Cossou. I am a speech language therapist with over 25 years’ experience of working with adults who have communication and swallowing difficulties. I obtained a BSc with honours in Clinical Language Sciences (Speech Language Therapy) in 1997 (Leeds, UK). I later attained a Master of Science in Speech Therapy in 2015 at the University of Canterbury. I have worked in specialist centres for brain injury rehabilitation and in the community, treating people aged 18 to end-of-life with aphasia, speech difficulties, cognitive-communicative disorders, challenging behaviours and dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). I enjoy connecting with people of all cultures and walks of life and guiding them to reach their goals with evidence-based practice and a positive, supportive, encouraging attitude. I welcome any enquiries and can be reached on 0064 27 337 5959 or by email
Email: warren@southernspeech.co.nz
TESTIMONIALS
What our users say about us
"My client really loved the interactive activities!"
Annie
Occupational Therapist
Diana
Clinical Neuropsychologist
“Participants like being able to watch the videos again and again.”
