Understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.
- Type
- Online course
- Tier
- Foundational
- Duration
- 2 hrs
Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
Understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.
Increase your understanding of pain assessment and management for people living with dementia living in a residential environment.
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...
This module discusses the trajectory of dementia and provides management strategies for each stage.This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: Demystifying Dementia
This course was designed to help nurses and other health professionals understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.
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:...
In this module describe what is meant by dementia, different types and the prevalence of dementia. We examine the changes that occur in the brain in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. 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...
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 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:...
This module describes the stages and domains approach to recognising and diagnosing dementia in general practice.This is module 1 in the 3-part module series: Demystifying Dementia
Explore the ways in which community pharmacies can improve their ability to meet the needs of family carers of people living with dementia. You will develop clinical skills which can be used in...
This lecture will address the evidence linking sleep and circadian disturbance with cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disease including mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease,...