Courses

Delirium is a serious medical condition producing sudden and often severe changes in a person’s mental function. A person typically has difficulty thinking clearly, maintaining focus or attention, and may appear confused or disorientated. Delirium needs to be recognised early and managed promptly.

This course is designed to provide easily accessible dementia care education for Volunteers who are supporting people living with dementia or experiencing memory and thinking problems.

This online course is designed for first responders to gain a better understanding of dementia including common symptoms and how dementia affects the brain and behaviour.

Learn how to create an evidence-based plan to support the minimisation of antipsychotic medication for responsive behaviours, in your workplace.

Learn how to identify and address the issues related to wandering for people living with dementia in the community, and for their carers.

This course will explore the role that benzodiazepines and other sedatives play in supporting a person with dementia experiencing a changed behaviour. 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 with dementia and, discuss the prescribing guidelines and durations of therapy in these circumstances.

Explore why environments matter and how you can help support transformation of the places you work to better support people living with dementia.

Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.

Understand some of the issues older people have with their sleep, learn about the association between sleep and dementia and uncover ways that nurses and care workers can optimise sleep for those living in aged care.

Maximising benefit and minimising harm. Learn how you can support the deprescribing process in older people living with dementia.

Increase your knowledge of caring for a person experiencing dementia-related changed behaviour and explore how people with dementia may express their needs through behaviour, rather than word.

Explore the most up to date advice on dementia in the General Practice setting. Various health professionals share their knowledge, experience and insights in dementia research, education and care.

Develop your knowledge about specific types of dementia and potential underlying changes in the brain.

A practical and step-wise approach to improving your knowledge, skills and confidence in recognising, diagnosing and managing dementia in the general practice setting.

Understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia.

Increase your understanding of pain assessment and management for people with dementia living in a residential environment.

Become culturally competent in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/gender diverse and intersex (LGBTI) people with dementia.

Develop the knowledge and practice skills needed to care for people with dementia in hospitals.

Explore the ways in which community pharmacies can improve their ability to meet the needs of family carers of people living with dementia.