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A practical and step-wise approach to improving your knowledge, skills and confidence in recognising, diagnosing and managing dementia in the general practice setting.

This module discusses the dementia trajectory and provides management strategies for the different stages of the disease.Templates for GP management plans for the different stages are provided.This...

Introducing the key questions and practices that are part of a comprehensive behaviour assessment, with a focus on vocally disruptive behaviour (VDB). This is module 2 in the 7-part module series:...

This module raises awareness of the importance of individualised treatments, based on information gained from the comprehensive assessment. Better understand the importance of evaluating the...

This module presents an overview of pain in people living with dementia and the recognition of pain in the absence of the ability to self-report. This is module 1 in the 3-part module series: The...

This module presents a practical and systematic approach to conducting a comprehensive pain assessment.This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: The Pain Puzzle: Recognition, Assessment and...

This module explores the characteristics of depression and anxiety in the context of dementia and the cultural considerations when caring for people living with dementia from an Indigenous...

Using a case study, we describe wandering in the context of dementia, explore how to use tools and models to assess it and strategies to trial. This is module 5 in the 7-part module series:...

This module steps you through the methods and processes you can use to identify whether a particular intervention has been effective, and how effective it has been. We use agitation as an example....

This module steps you through how you can use a person-centred approach to design an appropriate system of intervention for someone exhibiting changed behaviour. This is module 3 in the 7-part module...

This module introduces changed behaviour, the concept of behaviour communicating needs and how using frameworks can help you to address them. This is module 1 in the 7-part module series:...