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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Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
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...
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...
Join Harry Douglas and Associate Professor Dina LoGiudice as they discuss high-quality care for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have been diagnosed with dementia and who...
The first in 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.This is...
Join Adjunct Professor Mark Wenitong and Adjunct Professor Edward Strivens as they discuss the clinical and cultural best practice principles of detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment and...
This series of fact sheets are aimed to address some frequently asked questions of DTA’s Environments Team. Each sheet will highlight key considerations and answer these common questions via the...
This first webinar is aimed at General Practitioners. Join Dr Mary Belfrage and Professor Dimity Pond as they give an overview of best practice principles in the detection and management of cognitive...
Dementia is a rapidly growing health issue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Let’s CHAT (Community Health Approaches To) Dementia is a NHMRC-funded co-design project based in 12...
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...
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...
This module explores the role benzodiazepines and other sedatives play in supporting a person living with dementia experiencing a changed behaviour. Throughout this module you will learn to balance...
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...
Advances in our knowledge of bladder and bowel function and treatment over the last 20 years have focused on interventions to minimise or alleviate symptoms, rather than the art and science of...
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...
This module will provide an introduction to the changed behaviour that benzodiazepines and other sedative medications are commonly prescribed for. This is module 2 in the 4-part module series:...
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has released its findings. Medication management was among the key areas targeted for improvement.This webinar addresses strategies to promote...