Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
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:...
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...
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...
The first in 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.This is...
This first webinar is aimed at General Practitioners. Join Dr Mary Belfrage and Professor Dimity Pond as they give an overview of best practice principles in the detection and management of cognitive...
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...
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 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.
Person-centred dementia care. What does it really mean for persons living with dementia, their care partners and care workers?Watch as Professor Brendan McCormack makes the case for...
The DTA Environment Activity Cards aim to spark conversations among staff, residents and visitors about residential aged care and retirement living buildings. They ask you to consider what makes...
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...
Learn how to establish a vision for a way of life, support smaller-scale living and encourage movement outside to gardens. This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive...
