Peer Mentorship with Lewy Body Disease: A protocol for co‐developing and piloting a program for post‐diagnostic support

Background Social isolation, loneliness and stigma are some of the most detrimental psychosocial effects living with dementia, including Lewy Body Disease (LBD). Peer-to-peer support between newly diagnosed people LBD more experienced has potential to reap extremely positive for both parties, their care partners (CP). This presentation will discuss a protocol developments project co-develop peer mentorship program (PMP) CP. Methods Co-design workshops CPs take place curriculum PMP. The PMP be delivered via video conference technology. Alongside this, collaborations volunteer, community social enterprises incorporated into design, maximize shared learnings from other led programs. Thus far these programs include incarcerated individuals those HIV. Results is in design stage further components this underway incorporate lived expertise CPs, as well clinicians design. Recruitment piloting participants expected second half 2022. Conclusion offer guidance experiential learning so that person CP better educated equipped themselves each through pathway. solution offered contributes improving access information an affordable way becoming integrated post-diagnoses pathway option prescribing.