Dementia Training Programme

Primary Care Dementia Training Programme

Please find below information on an exciting upcoming training programme centred around dementia.

These sessions will cover a wide range of topics including: Recognising early signs & symptoms of dementia, pre-referral assessment, differentiating dementia, delirium and depression, pharmacological management of the different dementia subtypes, post-diagnostic support in the community, behavioural and emotional expressions of unmet need in dementia, advance care planning / end of life in dementia and many more.

These sessions will take place online on the Learning Management System on the below dates from 13:00 - 14:00: 

• Wednesday 25th February - Diagnosing advanced dementia in care homes, advanced care planning and supporting people with dementia toward end of life 

Details and booking pages will be updated ahead of each session.

Please note each session is booked separately.

Diagnosing advanced dementia in care homes, advanced care planning and supporting people with dementia toward end of life - Wednesday 25th of February

Speakers for the session:

Dr Julia Cook and Dr Felicity Jones.

Felicity is an Older Adult Consultant Psychiatrist currently working for both the Early Intervention Dementia Service and Community Older Adult Mental Health Team in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Felicity’s special interests are medical education and palliative care.

Dr Cook is a consultant clinical neuropsychologist and the lead for psychological interventions in dementia for Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. She works clinically in the Early Intervention in Dementia Service in Worcestershire. Her passions include enhancing equitable access to dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support through clinical work, systems-based working and education.

Learning objectives:

• To highlight the benefits of both dementia diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for people living in care homes and their families
• To discuss the utility of the DiADeM tool
• To enhance confidence in diagnosing advanced dementia in care home settings
• To improve the recognition of end of life in patients with a diagnosis of Dementia
• To highlight the differences in presentation and ability to communicate needs
• To improve clinicians knowledge on terminal agitation and how this may differ depending on diagnosis
• To increase awareness of the "just in case" medications and other medications used
• To highlight the importance of early advanced care planning

Hosted on the Training Hub Learning Management System (LMS)

Please register if you have not already done so before the event.

Registration/LMS Guide

For support and enquiries please email traininghub@taurushealthcare.co.uk