Resources

Residential aged care facilities are required to have Behaviour Support Plans in place from 1 September 2021. This webinar will explore key considerations that need to be addressed in developing these plans for people living with dementia.

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The Anxiety and Depression in Dementia Research (ADDResearch) Network international symposium aims to bring together experts from diverse backgrounds (people with lived experience, clinicians and researchers) to present their perspectives, including the latest research from across the globe, focused on helping people living with dementia who experience depression and/ or anxiety.

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Learn about high-quality care for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have been diagnosed with dementia and who attend primary care.

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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.

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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 dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending primary care. Follow the story of Aunty Molly and her son Frank as she presents with memory and thinking problems and learn about ways to support them.

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This webinar is aimed at General Practitioners and provides an overview of best practice principles in the detection and management of cognitive impairment and dementia, focusing on the cultural context of addressing the needs of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their families, carers and communities.

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Disinhibited behaviours are actions that seen tactless, rude, or even offensive. If a person living with dementia is disinhibited in their behaviour, this can attract attention to them and they may feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.

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For health and aged care staff, understanding and responding to changed behaviour isn’t always easy, and determining the most effective and appropriate strategies to use when caring for people living with dementia can be challenging.

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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 continence caregiving, which remain deeply rooted in tradition and routine.

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The webinar will provide GPs and health professionals with a structured approach to assessment of behaviours and their management.

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This webinar addresses strategies to promote the safe and effective use of medication in residential aged care.

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This recorded webinar, the third in a series of webinars on dementia, has been designed to provide GPs and nurses with a layered chronic disease management approach to supporting patients with dementia.

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Person-centred dementia care. What does it really mean for persons living with dementia, their care partners and care workers?

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Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are more likely to develop dementia, and experience barriers to accessing the supports and services they need, compared to other Australians.

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Join Dr Jason Karlawish in this webinar which focuses on the impact on decision making.

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Developed in collaboration with Dementia Australia Victoria, this presentation discusses how the brain works and the relationship between physiological damage to the brain caused by dementia and the changes experienced by people living with dementia.

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Dementia and Behaviour Support Plans

Anxiety and Depression Symposium

Health Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Living with Dementia Attending Primary Care

How to Support People Living with Dementia Staying at Home

Detection of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Attending Primary Care

Best Practice Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Attending Primary Care

Disinhibited Behaviours and Dementia

Best Practice Interventions for Unmet Needs in Dementia

The Art and Science of Caregiving Associated with Dementia and Incontinence

Changed Behaviours Associated with Dementia Utilising a Stepwise Patient Centred Approach to Management

Medication Management in Aged Care Quality and Safety

A Structured Approach to Managing Dementia in General Practice

Human Flourishing, Bringing New Meaning to Living with Dementia

Resources to Support the Care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Living with Dementia

Decision Making Ability, Capacity, and Competency: What they are and How to Assess Them in Persons Living With Dementia?

How Dementia Affects the Brain and the Person