Co-Designing a Hybrid Virtual Memory Clinic Model for Regional Australia

Lee-Fay Low, Lisa Vaccaro, Simone Simonetti, Johannes Michaelian, Inga Mehrani, Jessica Parkhouse, Tina Whyte-Ball, Susan Kurrle, Henry Brodaty, Kate Laver, Dimity Pond, Sharon L Naismith, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Healthy Brain Ageing Program, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing , School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing , Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW Sydney, Division of Rehabilitation, Aged and Palliative Care, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Bedford Park, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Wicking Dementia Research and Teaching Centre, University of Tasmania

Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice

Published online on December 27, 2025

Abstract

Dementia, Ahead of Print.
Dementia is the second leading cause of disease burden in Australia, with regional populations facing limited access to multidisciplinary assessment, leading to delays and poorer outcomes. A hybrid virtual memory clinic (hVMC) combining in-person and ...