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Resource Description
The New Dementia Training Australia: What’s It All About and What Can It Offer Me?
Guest Lecture – 24 October 2017
Professor Elizabeth Beattie
Professor Beattie discusses the vision and mission of DTA and the important changes in our approach to workforce dementia education that we are making.
Details will be provided of the multiple learning and support opportunities available to organisations wishing to improve the capacity of their staff to care for people living with dementia.
Professor Elizabeth Beattie is one of the six Directors of the new Commonwealth-funded consortium, Dementia Training Australia (DTA).
- University of Wollongong (Consortium lead and Central Coordination)
- Dementia Australia
- La Trobe University
- Queensland University of Technology
- University of Western Australia
- Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre (University of Tasmania)
Resource Details
- Asset Type Guest Lecture
- Learning Pathway Discovery
- Topic Areas Dementia (general)
- Target Audience Residential Aged Care, In Home or Community-Based Care, Hospital, Private Practice, Primary Care, Respite Care, Hospice or Palliative Care, Transition Care
- Target Occupations Medical & Pharmacy, Nursing, Allied Health & Care Support, Services, Management & Administration, Design & Civic, Person Living with Dementia / Family Carer, Researcher, Academic, Undergraduate Student
- Target Populations Anyone with Dementia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Culturally and Linguistic Diverse Groups, Younger Onset Dementia, Homeless Persons, Veterans, LGBTIQ, Care Leavers, Rural, Remote, Metropolitan
Resource
Professor Elizabeth Beattie
PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Elizabeth Beattie, Professor of Aged and Dementia Care, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, is a psychgeriatric nurse educated in Australia, the UK and the US who has been involved in dementia-focused clinical practice, education and research for 30 years. She directs the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Carers and Consumers and Dementia Training Australia in Queensland. Elizabeth has an international nursing leadership profile and a sustained record of competitive research funding and publication. Her research is focused on improving the quality of care and quality of life of people living with dementia and those who support them.
Resource Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the new philosophy, structure, vision and mission of DTA Australia
- Appreciate the multiple ways in which DTA can provide education, training and evaluation services
- Discuss specific examples of DTA programs, e.g. Tailored Training Programs.
Professional Value
1 hour lecture equals 1 point (Nursing) (Allied Health)
