Join Roslyn Malay and Dr Wendy Allan as they discuss best practice clinical and cultural principles to identify and support the health and wellbeing of carers of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
Join Roslyn Malay and Dr Wendy Allan as they discuss best practice clinical and cultural principles to identify and support the health and wellbeing of carers of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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...
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...
Join Adjunct Professor Mark Wenitong and Adjunct Professor Edward Strivens as they discuss the clinical and cultural best practice principles of detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment and...
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...
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.
Understand some of the issues older people have with their sleep, learn about the association between sleep and dementia and uncover ways that nurses and care workers can optimise sleep for those...
After identifying the factors that may be contributing to a person’s sleep disturbance, this module explores what changes you can make to optimise the person’s sleep. Our experts outline some...
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...
Dr Karlawish explains the core concepts of decision making ability, decisional capacity and competency with particular attention to the skills needed to assess whether a person may need support in...
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.
Increase your understanding of pain assessment and management for people living with dementia living in a residential environment.