Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
Gain insight into the affect environments have on people living with dementia and be introduced to the design principles. This is module 1 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive...
This module provides an overview of pain and how to recognise pain in people living with dementia who can’t tell us that they are in pain. You will learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in...
Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
This module raises awareness of person-centred pain management and the importance of pain evaluation. This is module 3 in the 3-part module series: Recognising and Acting on Pain in People Living...
Explore how to assess pain in people living with dementia who may not be able to verbalise their pain.This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: Recognising and Acting on Pain in People Living...
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...
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...
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...
In this module we show you how to assess the quality and timing of an older person’s sleep:are they getting enough sleep at night and is it sufficient to not feel tired or sleepy during the day....
Maximising benefit and minimising harm. Learn how you can support the deprescribing process in older people living with dementia.
Expand your understanding of why older people living with dementia so often use multiple medicines, and why this can be a problem. This is module 1 in the 2-part module series: Reducing medicines in...
Develop your knowledge of how your role can support the deprescribing process for older people living with dementia. This is module 2 in the 2-part module series: Reducing medicines in people living...
This course is designed to help you better understand how to care for a person experiencing dementia-related changed behaviour. You will be able to make a positive difference to people living with...
This module explores the presentation of dementia and its impact on the individual. This is module 3 in the 4-part module series: Recognising, Diagnosing and Managing Dementia in General Practice.
This module describes delirium and how it presents in people with and without dementia in the acute care setting. We explore risk factors for delirium and compare delirium and dementia. We look at...
Non-pharmacological interventions that include meaningful activity and are person centred are recommended as the first line approach to address changed behaviour. This presentation will review...
