The second in a series of three webinars exploring how a family home can be bolstered to reduce the burden of dementia, what moving house might mean, and how a new home can still be supportive.Large...
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Our panel of experts from Dementia Training Australia (DTA), Dementia Support Australia (DSA), and Dementia Australia will outline the important elements of good practice as well as programs and...
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An expert panel discussion with audience Q&A took place on Friday, 17 September 2021 to discuss where we need to focus research, clinical practice and policy development moving forward, including...
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Disinhibited behaviours are actions that seen tactless, rude, or even offensive. They occur when a person’s words and/or actions don’t follow the generally understood social rules about what or where...
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- Enhanced Practice
Evidence-based practice interventions may lead to better quality of life and help maintain a healthy workforce. Join special guest, Dr Andrew Ford, Senior Lecturer, Geriatric Psychiatry, UWA, as he...
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In this module you will work through case studies, involving a person experiencing each of the target changed behaviours. For each case study you will develop a management plan to help support the...
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- Enhanced Practice
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Module 3 of 4 in: Appropriate Use of Benzodiazepines and Other Sedatives
This webinar will look at changed behaviours that may be associated with dementia. We will briefly discuss terminology and classification of these behaviours, before moving on to management. The...
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- Enhanced Practice
The course will highlight the risks associated with using benzodiazepines and other sedatives, discuss the situations when benzodiazepines and other sedatives may be helpful in supporting a person...
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- Online course
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- Enhanced Practice
- Duration
- 4 hrs
This webinar will include an interactive discussion with panelists demonstrating a person-centred approach to managing dementia, while at the same time supporting family members and carers.
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- Foundational
Person-centred dementia care. What does it really mean for persons living with dementia, their care partners and care workers?Watch as Professor Brendan McCormack makes the case for...
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- Enhanced Practice
The DTA Environment Activity Cards aim to spark conversations among staff, residents and visitors about residential aged care and retirement living buildings. They ask you to consider what makes...
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Learn to set up a project run by an Action Group, review a building with our assessment tool and write an Action Plan. This is module 3 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive Environments...
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- Foundational
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Module 3 of 3 in: Creating Supportive Environments for People Living with Dementia
Explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.
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- Online course
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- Foundational
- Duration
- 4 hrs
This module introduces you to sleep in the context of older people and specifically, people living with dementia. We unpack what happens in the brain during sleep, factors influencing sleep and the...
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- Online module
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- Foundational
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- 20 mins
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Module 1 of 3 in: Sleep Matters
Understand some of the issues older people have with their sleep, learn about the association between sleep and dementia and uncover ways that nurses and care workers can optimise sleep for those...
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- Online course
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- Foundational
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- 1 hr 30 mins
After identifying the factors that may be contributing to a person’s sleep disturbance, this module explores what changes you can make to optimise the person’s sleep. Our experts outline some...
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- 25 mins
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Module 3 of 3 in: Sleep Matters