Online Dementia Courses

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The environment: sensory, physical, social

Module 8

The view from here - acute care

The environment: sensory, physical, social

45 mins

Enhanced

Modifying environmental factors can positively impact on the wellbeing and function of a person with dementia during an acute care stay.

Module 7

The view from here - acute care

Activities for the inpatient setting

45 mins

Enhanced

Engaging people with dementia in meaningful activity while in hospital is an important therapeutic care intervention that may reduce responsive behaviour as well as improve mood and wellbeing.

Module 6

The view from here - acute care

Approaches to pain assessment

1 hr

Enhanced

This module provides an introduction to pain in the context of dementia and aims to help health professionals recognise the links between the experience of pain and the presence of...

Module 5

The view from here - acute care

Information gathering & bedside tests

45 mins

Enhanced

Information gathered through carer or patient interview and simple bedside tests can significantly impact your ability to provide high quality care on a day-to-day basis, to your patients who have...

Module 4

The view from here - acute care

Communication Strategies provides an overview of the communication changes usually experienced by people with dementia in the acute care setting and explains some simple strategies to help you communicate effectively...

Person-centred care & other theoretical models

Module 3

The view from here - acute care

Person-centred care & other theoretical models

40 mins

Enhanced

This lesson provides a brief overview of person-centred care and three theoretical models to help put the focus on the person with dementia.

Delirium & delirium superimposed on dementia

Module 2

The view from here - acute care

Delirium & delirium superimposed on dementia

40 mins

Enhanced

Delirium and delirium superimposed on dementia introduces the symptoms of delirium and how they compare with dementia as well as tools and tests for identifying delirium.

Module 1

The view from here - acute care

Neuropathology

40 mins

Enhanced

This module introduces you to the basic neuropathology of dementia and the responsive behaviours associated with dementia.

Module 7

Understanding responsive behaviours

Case study – aggressive behaviour

30 mins

Enhanced

We consider the nature of aggressive behaviour and how identifying the underlying issues allows interventions to be trialled. Caring for someone from a culturally and linguistically diverse background who is...

Supporting Aged Care Quality Standard: 1 2 3

Module 6

Understanding responsive behaviours

Case study – anxiety and depression

30 mins

Enhanced

This module explores the characteristics of depression and anxiety in the context of dementia and the cultural considerations when caring for people with dementia from an Indigenous background.

Supporting Aged Care Quality Standard: 1 2 3

Module 5

Understanding responsive behaviours

Case study – wandering behaviour

30 mins

Enhanced

Using a case study, we describe wandering in the context of dementia, explore how to use tools and models to assess it and strategies to trial.

Supporting Aged Care Quality Standard: 1 2 3

Module 4

Understanding responsive behaviours

Evaluating effectiveness of strategies

30 mins

Enhanced

This module steps you through the methods and processes you can use to identify whether a particular intervention has been effective, and how effective it has been. We use agitation...

Supporting Aged Care Quality Standard: 1 2 3

Module 3

Understanding responsive behaviours

Planning and implementing strategies

30 mins

Enhanced

This module steps you through how you can use a person-centred approach to design an appropriate system of intervention for someone exhibiting responsive behaviours.

Supporting Aged Care Quality Standard: 1 2