Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
In the two case study scenarios you will meet Mavis and Sam and their carers. You will learn more about the RAWS-CV tool as you practise using it to assess our case study subjects' wandering...
Learn how to identify and address the issues related to wandering for people living with dementia in the community, and for their carers.
You'll build on your knowledge of dementia and changed behaviours and learn about tools designed to assess wandering behaviour. You will also learn about interventions that may help to keep a person...
You will learn how to take a structured approach to identifying and assessing behaviours and use this information to plan appropriate interventions.This is module 1 in the 3-part module series:...
This webinar introduced ways of supporting residents and staff to personalise indoor and outdoor spaces, and focus on specific day-to-day activities, such as having a richer dining experience. We...
Many risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia are modifiable and primary care plays an important role in promoting brain health across the life course. This webinar will help you understand...
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has recommended an industry-wide shift to small household models of accommodation. Part of this is a change in “bricks and mortar,” but a group...
The second in a series of three webinars exploring how a family home can be bolstered to reduce the burden of dementia, what moving house might mean, and how a new home can still be supportive.Large...
Our panel of experts from Dementia Training Australia (DTA), Dementia Support Australia (DSA), and Dementia Australia will outline the important elements of good practice as well as programs and...
An expert panel discussion with audience Q&A took place on Friday, 17 September 2021 to discuss where we need to focus research, clinical practice and policy development moving forward, including...
Join Harry Douglas and Associate Professor Dina LoGiudice as they discuss high-quality care for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have been diagnosed with dementia and who...
This series of fact sheets are aimed to address some frequently asked questions of DTA’s Environments Team. Each sheet will highlight key considerations and answer these common questions via the...
Dementia is a rapidly growing health issue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Let’s CHAT (Community Health Approaches To) Dementia is a NHMRC-funded co-design project based in 12...
Disinhibited behaviours are actions that seen tactless, rude, or even offensive. They occur when a person’s words and/or actions don’t follow the generally understood social rules about what or where...
Evidence-based practice interventions may lead to better quality of life and help maintain a healthy workforce. Join special guest, Dr Andrew Ford, Senior Lecturer, Geriatric Psychiatry, UWA, as he...
This module explores the role benzodiazepines and other sedatives play in supporting a person living with dementia experiencing a changed behaviour. Throughout this module you will learn to balance...
