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Free dementia e-learning courses launched

21 Jul 2017
Dementia Training Australia has launched an online learning platform featuring short and flexible courses designed to help time-poor aged care staff complete the training.
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Monday To Friday

02 Feb 2017
A composer and PhD student has released 20 classical music tracks specifically for people with dementia.
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The Virtual Forest

02 Feb 2017
The Virtual Forest™ is a screen-projected game for people living with dementia. The virtual environment is designed to be calming and relaxing.
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Caring for Cognitive Impairment Campaign

01 Feb 2017
The Caring for Cognitive Impairment Campaign website has resources, strategies and tools to help health care services develop a strategic approach for improving care to patients with cognitive impairment.
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Updating the NSQHS Standards

01 Feb 2017
An update to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards is due to be released in late 2017.
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The Dementia Guide

01 Feb 2017
A free handbook and online guide released at the end of 2016 by Dementia Australia Vic, offering information and support options for anyone impacted by dementia.

Delirium Clinical Care Standard

01 Feb 2017
The Delirium Clinical Care Standard provides guidance on delivering appropriate clinical care to patients at risk of developing, or with, delirium in hospital
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CAUSEd

01 Feb 2017
The CAUSEd problem-solving tool assists carers to understand and respond when people with dementia are communicating their unmet needs through their behaviour.
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Giving Voice Chorus

01 Feb 2017
Giving Voice Chorus is a choir program for people with dementia and their care partners.
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Our Hearts Are Bigger

01 Feb 2017
A short film produced by filmmaker Andrew Ferguson as part of Celebrate Ageing’ s Letters of Love and Dementia Campaign
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MindMate

01 Dec 2016
A free app to help people with dementia live more independent lives, stay connected to their social environment and give carers tools to engage with and know the person’s life...
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