Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
In this module you will work through case studies, involving a person experiencing each of the target changed behaviours. For each case study you will develop a management plan to help support the...
Advances in our knowledge of bladder and bowel function and treatment over the last 20 years have focused on interventions to minimise or alleviate symptoms, rather than the art and science of...
This webinar will look at changed behaviours that may be associated with dementia. We will briefly discuss terminology and classification of these behaviours, before moving on to management. The...
This module will provide an introduction to the changed behaviour that benzodiazepines and other sedative medications are commonly prescribed for. This is module 2 in the 4-part module series:...
In this module you will work through two case studies and develop a plan for appropriately withdrawing a benzodiazepine and/or other sedative medication for a person living with dementia.
The course will highlight the risks associated with using benzodiazepines and other sedatives, discuss the situations when benzodiazepines and other sedatives may be helpful in supporting a person...
This webinar will include an interactive discussion with panelists demonstrating a person-centred approach to managing dementia, while at the same time supporting family members and carers.
Learn to set up a project run by an Action Group, review a building with our assessment tool and write an Action Plan. This is module 3 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive Environments...
Explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.
Gain insight into the affect environments have on people living with dementia and be introduced to the design principles. This is module 1 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive...
This module provides an overview of pain and how to recognise pain in people living with dementia who can’t tell us that they are in pain. You will learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in...
Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
Explore how to assess pain in people living with dementia who may not be able to verbalise their pain.This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: Recognising and Acting on Pain in People Living...
Maximising benefit and minimising harm. Learn how you can support the deprescribing process in older people living with dementia.
This course is designed to help you better understand how to care for a person experiencing dementia-related changed behaviour. You will be able to make a positive difference to people living with...
This module explores the presentation of dementia and its impact on the individual. This is module 3 in the 4-part module series: Recognising, Diagnosing and Managing Dementia in General Practice.
