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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- Foundational
- Duration
- 15 mins
Invest in the Dementia Knowledge to Action Program to equip your teams with enhanced skills in dementia care, care improvement, leadership, and changed behaviours. Through this program, your staff...
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- Enhanced Practice
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
The Preventing Dementia MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is ideal for anyone who wants to learn about preventing dementia and the modifiable risk factors for dementia. Dementia has a profound impact...
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- Online course
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- Introductory
D-Esc
D-Esc is a Dementia Australia workshop that provides virtual reality (VR) training for a behavioural emergency, designed for participants working in health care, caring for people living with...
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- Workshop
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- Foundational
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- 3 hrs
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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- Foundational
Through completing this course, you will gain a better understanding of dementia, including common symptoms and how dementia affects the brain and behaviour.You will explore some contributing causes...
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- Online course
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- Foundational
- Duration
- 1 hr
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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- Enhanced Practice
Following on from Environments Foundation, your team will be supported to implement your action plan for changing a building, room or ward. An Environments facilitator will guide your action team to...
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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 module we explore what dementia is, types and prevalence of dementia, and the prevalence of dementia in hospitals and how this impacts length of stay and outcomes for patients who have...
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- Online module
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- Foundational
- Duration
- 40 mins
- Parent course
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Module 8 of 9 in: The View from Here: Skills in Dementia Care for Acute Settings
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