Work through two case studies to develop an appropriate plan for withdrawing a benzodiazepine and/or other sedative medication for a person living with dementia.
Work through two case studies to develop an appropriate plan for managing a benzodiazepine and/or other sedative medication prescribed for a person living with dementia.
Learn about the target responsive behaviours that benzodiazepines and other sedative medications are commonly prescribed for.
Learn to balance the risks and benefits of using benzodiazepines and other sedatives in people living with dementia.
This course will explore the role that benzodiazepines and other sedatives play in supporting a person with dementia experiencing a changed behaviour. The course will highlight the risks associated with using benzodiazepines and other sedatives, discuss the situations when benzodiazepines…
In this module, you will learn how multicultural aged care workers can draw on their cultural strengths to develop culturally safe dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
You will explore practical approaches to applying person-centred and trauma-informed care when supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living with dementia, using real-world examples, reflective activities, and scenario-based learning to strengthen your confidence, communication, and cultural responsiveness in daily…
You will learn how past and ongoing trauma—including loss of land, language, and family—impacts the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with dementia.
You will learn what cultural safety means and how to critically reflect on your own work practices through a cultural safety lens. You will also develop a practical action plan to strengthen cultural safety in your day-to-day work or within…
Learn to set up a project run by an Action Group, review a building with our assessment tool and write an Action Plan.
Learn how to establish a vision for a way of life, support smaller-scale living and encourage movement outside to gardens.
Explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.
Learn how buildings affect our perception and behaviour, use the Design Principles as an evidence-base for creating supportive environments and develop tools to support transformation within places that you work.
This module raises awareness of person-centred pain management and the importance of pain evaluation
This module will explore how to assess pain in people living with dementia who are not able to report their pain.
This module provides an overview of pain and how to recognise pain in people with dementia who can’t tell us that they are in pain.
Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
Learn about some specific strategies that nurses and carers can use to help older people in their care sleep better.
Learn more about the risk factors for disturbed sleep and how to assess the timing and quality of an older person’s sleep.
Improve your understanding about the importance of sleep, the brain and sleep and the problems that can arise with poor or disrupted sleep.