There is a growing awareness of the potential over- and inappropriate use of psychotropic medicines, such as antipsychotics and other sedatives, in older people, especially those with dementia. DTA...
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The video is suitable for anyone working in a dementia care environment.
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- Video
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- Foundational
- Duration
- 15 mins
The Understanding Dementia MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) was developed by the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. This world-leading online course is available to everyone with an...
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- Online course
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- Introductory
Build you team’s expertise or upskill yourself with this fully funded, nationally recognised unit of competency.This course offers skills and strategies to help with communication, planning,...
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- Foundational
Build your team’s expertise or upskill yourself with this fully funded, nationally recognised unit of competency.This course offers skills and strategies to help with communication, planning,...
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- Program
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- Foundational
The overarching aim of this program is to increase understanding of pain assessment and management for people living with dementia in a residential environment. The Pain Management Consultancy...
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- Enhanced Practice
This 9‑week program combines self‑directed learning with guided expert support to build participants’ confidence and capability in responding to changed behaviour in people living with dementia in...
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- Program
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- Enhanced Practice
We consider the nature of aggressive behaviour and how identifying the underlying issues allows interventions to be trialled. Caring for someone from a culturally and linguistically diverse...
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- Online module
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- Foundational
- Duration
- 30 mins
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Module 7 of 7 in: Understanding Changed Behaviour
In this course, you will learn how to recognise, prevent and mange the symptoms of delirium within residential and community-based aged care.Additionally, the course examines how to recognise the...
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- Online course
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- Foundational
This is a half day workshop that focuses on changed behaviour in people living with dementia. The workshop focuses on the prevalence of changed behaviour and psychological symptoms in people living...
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- Workshop
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- Enhanced Practice
- Duration
- 3 hrs
This course is designed to provide easily accessible dementia care education for Volunteers who are supporting people living with dementia or experiencing memory and thinking problems. It aims to...
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- Online course
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- Introductory
- Duration
- 4 hrs
This workshop is based on the train-the trainer model where key aged care training staff from a number of providers attend the workshop to learn more about changed behaviour and how to facilitate...
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- Workshop
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- Enhanced Practice
- Duration
- 5 hrs 30 mins
In this module you will continue to work through the case study to illustrate a suggested approach for introducing, monitoring and withdrawing a regular antipsychotic.This is module 2 in the 2-part...
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- Online module
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- Enhanced Practice
- Duration
- 30 mins
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Module 2 of 2 in: Reducing the Use of Antipsychotic Medicines in Changed Behaviour
The learning and training ‘tools’ you’ll find in this toolkit focus on best practice approaches with an emphasis on the person behind the behaviour, as well as specific changed behaviour and...
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- Toolkit
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- Foundational
Learn how to identify and address the issues related to wandering for people living with dementia in the community, and for their carers.
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- Online course
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- Foundational
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- 2 hrs
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...
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- Online module
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- Foundational
- Duration
- 40 mins
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Module 2 of 3 in: Walking Safely with Dementia