A Stages and Domains Approach to Recognising and Diagnosing Dementia in General Practice

This module describes the stages and domains approach to recognising and diagnosing dementia in general practice.

This module is part of the course(s):
Suitable for people working in:
Primary Care
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  • Tier
    Foundational
  • Module 1
  • Completion time
    1 hr
  • Module duration
    1 week
  • Certificate of completion
  • Cost
    Free for Australian workers
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Module Overview

About this Module

This module has three sections:

  • 1

    Introduction and pre-course quiz

    • In this section you are invited to complete a survey to assist DTA to evaluate the Demystifying Dementia course.
  • 2

    Dementia stages and domains

    • In this section a stages and domains model is presented
  • 3

    Useful resources

    • In this section you will have access to dementia resources useful in general practice

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, staff should be able to:

  • List the exclusion and exclusion criteria for dementia
  • Describe the three stages of dementia

Module Details

Continuing Professional Development

Completion of this course provides 3 hours of professional education – a certificate of completion will be issued after satisfactory course completion which will include passing an online knowledge quiz

Acknowledgements

Lesson authors:

  • Dr Hilton Koppe MB BS MFM FRACGP
  • Dr Marita Long MB BS DCH FRACGP

This course was developed by the DTA GP education group and the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. The contributions of the following people to this resource is acknowledged with gratitude:

  • Professor Andrew Robinson
  • Professor Dimity Pond

  • Dr Margaret Winbolt
  • Helen Douglas
  • Madalyn Dodds

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Version history

  • Published: 16 Oct 2019
  • Updated: 06 Nov 2024
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