About
KIND is a non-profit research program that aims to improve the health of older people, people with dementia, and their carers.
We are founded on genuine consumer partnership. KIND has been developed with consumers for consumers.
Our vision is a world where medicines help you reach your health goals, you feel that your concerns matter in healthcare and your and every voice is listened to and respected
Consumer partnership
KIND is uniquely built through genuine co-design with the people it serves. Working with people with memory problems and their carers who live in various settings including aged care and the community, we co-designed the KIND website and the PRIME tool. Their voices have shaped everything you see here, ensuring KIND reflects what actually matters to the people who use it.
The team
We are an international team that includes a dementia advocate with lived experience and experts with diverse clinical and research expertise across various health disciplines including pharmacy, psychology, medicine, nursing and public health to create real change.
Dr Nagham Ailabouni
Founder and Lead Researcher of KIND
- Role: NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer
- Organisation: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Background: dementia care; aged care; geriatric pharmacy; engaging with consumers; implementation science
Dr Ruth Bohill
Chair of KIND Consumer Advisory Board
- Role: Dementia Advocate
- Organisation: Dementia Australia
- Background: aged care; health policy; engaging with consumers
Professor Gillian Harvey
KIND Clinical Steering Committee member
- Role: Professor of Health Services and Implementation Research
- Organisation: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
- Background: nursing; transitions of care; implementation science
Associate Professor Christopher Freeman
KIND Clinical Steering Committee member
- Role: Clinical Associate Professor
- Organisation: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Background: medicine safety; transitions of care; pharmacy in general practice
Dr Emily Reeve
KIND Clinical Steering Committee member
- Role: NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Senior Research Fellow
- Organisation: Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Background: deprescribing; dementia care; engaging with consumers; pharmacy practice
Dr Kristie Weir
KIND Clinical Steering Committee member
- Role: NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Senior Research Fellow
- Organisation: University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Background: public health; health communication and decision making; health literacy
Professor Dee Mangin
KIND Clinical Steering Committee Member
- Role: Professor of General Practice
- Organisation: University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Background: family medicine; general practice; improving quality of life of older people
Dr Leander Mitchell
KIND Clinical Steering Committee Member
- Role: Senior Lecturer of Clinical Psychology
- Organisation: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Background: aged care; dementia care; neuropsychology; mental health
Dr William Olsen
KIND Clinical Steering Committee Member
- Role: Lecturer
- Organisation: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Background: pharmacy ethics; pharmacy practice; decision making; healthcare professional responsibility
Professor Nicole Brandt
KIND Clinical Steering Committee Member
- Role: Professor in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
- Organisation: The Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, University of Maryland, Baltimore, U.S.A
- Background: pharmacy practice; health policy; medicine safety; healthy ageing
As a 5-year program, KIND is committed to expanding our research and resources to better serve older people, people with memory problems and their carers.
KIND is uniquely built through genuine co-design with the people it serves. Working with people with memory problems and their carers who live in various settings including aged care and the community, we co-designed the KIND website and the PRIME tool. Their voices have shaped everything you see here, ensuring KIND reflects what actually matters to the people who use it.
KIND is uniquely built through genuine co-design with the people it serves. Working with people with memory problems and their carers who live in various settings including aged care and the community, we co-designed the KIND website and the PRIME tool. Their voices have shaped everything you see here, ensuring KIND reflects what actually matters to the people who use it.
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Partners
Co-designed with people living with dementia, their carers, healthcare professionals and researchers from The University of Queensland and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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