Explore training to support evidence-based dementia care.
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...
In this module you will work through two case studies and develop a plan for appropriately withdrawing a benzodiazepine and/or other sedative medication for a person living with dementia.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Learn how to establish a vision for a way of life, support smaller-scale living and encourage movement outside to gardens. This is module 2 in the 3-part module series: Creating Supportive...
Explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.
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...
