Online Dementia Courses
Increase your dementia knowledge with our range of online courses
Recognising and acting on pain in people living with dementia for direct care workers
It can be difficult to recognise pain in people living with dementia who are not able to describe their pain.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Primary care, Community care, Mixed care, Respite care, Palliative care
Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People with Dementia
This course aims to assist workers across the health and aged care sectors to become culturally competent in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/gender diverse and intersex (LGBTI) people with dementia.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Acute care, Primary care, Community care, Mixed care, Respite care, Palliative care, Emergency care
Community Care and Dementia: Understanding the Condition
This module explores how dementia impacts the physiology of the brain and its effects on an individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Community care, Mixed care
Dementia Discovery
Develop your knowledge about specific types of dementia and potential underlying changes in the brain.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Community care, Mixed care, Respite care
Dementia Friendly Pharmacy
Explore the ways in which community pharmacies can improve their ability to meet the needs of family carers of people living with dementia.
Suitable for people working in:Acute care, Primary care, Community care, Mixed care
Caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people with dementia
Become culturally competent in caring for LGBTI people with dementia.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Acute care, Primary care, Community care, Mixed care, Respite care, Palliative care, Emergency care
Too much of a good thing: fundamentals of deprescribing
Maximising benefit and minimising harm; how you can support the deprescribing process in older people living with dementia.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Acute care, Primary care, Community care, Respite care, Palliative care
The view from here: Skills in aged and community dementia care
Understand the care experience from the viewpoint of the person living with dementia. <br><div class="alert border rounded small mt-3 p-2" role="alert"> <span class="text-dark"><p class="mb-0"><small>Please note this course is currently under review. If you experience any issues, please <a href="/contact-us/">contact us</a>.</small></p></span> </div>
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Community care, Mixed care, Respite care
Understanding responsive behaviours
Increase your knowledge on caring for a person experiencing dementia-related responsive behaviours.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Community care, Mixed care, Respite care
Community care and dementia
Explore ways care workers can support people living at home with dementia.
Suitable for people working in:Residential care, Community care, Mixed care
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