DREAMT: Using Telehealth to Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Dementia

Director

Christine Howard and Samson Tamwoy

Producer

Simon Toy and Ignition Films

Production company / school / institution

Centre for Online Health – The University of Queensland and Ignition Films

Synopsis

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience dementia at a rate three to five times higher than the non-Indigenous population in Australia. Indigenous health workers play a crucial role in telehealth-supported dementia care. Two films with the same aim and intended audience highlight unique aspects and qualities of people and communities.