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.
The Importance of Memory
Memory plays a crucial role in shaping our identity and our ability to learn new things. When our memory falters, it can make it hard to work or possibly even to live independently. Unfortunately, various neurological disorders can impact our memory and make it harder to carry out our daily activities.
The good news is that even after years of memory problems, there are methods that can help to improve it. As memory improves, so does self-confidence, making it easier to handle work and everyday experiences.
How We Can Help
MEMORehab is an online program designed to help you better understand memory, how it can be affected by various conditions, and what changes you can make in your daily life to improve it. It also helps you learn and practice strategies to improve your memory.
This program is led by an experienced clinician, with whom you will meet for six, one-hour sessions. These sessions can take place through our web-based app (on your computer) or in person. Meetings with the clinician are run either 1-on-1 or in small groups. You will also have access to a number of learning tools such as videos and computerised exercises.
STRUCTURE
What you will do...
1. Learn
Watch educational videos then complete quizzes to test your knowledge on:
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Memory function
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How memory can be affected by certain conditions
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Lifestyle factors that can support memory function
2. Discuss
Attend 6-guided sessions with your clinician via video conferencing, either individually, or in a group of people experiencing similar issues to discuss:
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Strategies you can apply to your daily life to compensate for memory loss
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Your stories and experiences with likeminded people who face similar challenges
3. Practice
Apply strategies using computerised training methods and receive guidance to help you apply them via:
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Computerised exercises to help you remember faces, locations, and instructions
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Homework tasks to help you implement new strategies at home or at work each week
JOIN
How Can I Participate in the Program?
We help patients connect with clinicians running MEMORehab. Because the program is run using video conferencing, you can join an active program anywhere in Australia.
If you would like to view a list of clinicians offering the program and find a group that is right for you, check out our clinician register below:
TESTEMONIALS
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.”
