Dementia support - Health Professional

Dementia Training Australia provides dementia-specific accredited and non-accredited education, training, and professional development for aged and health care professionals. Access the clinician toolkit here.

Demystifying Dementia webinar series. COORDINARE - South Eastern NSW PHN, Capital Health Network (ACT PHN), partnered with Dementia Training Australia to develop a series of webinars for Primary Care clinicians to offer a practical and stepwise approach to improve, knowledge, skills and confidence in recognising, diagnosing and managing dementia in the general practice setting. Watch the free webinar series here.

The Advance Project provides practical, evidence-based resources and training funded by the Australian Government for dementia, palliative care and advanced care planning. Access the dementia specific training and resources here.

The GP Advice Service run by Dementia Support Australia, provides advice for GPs who care for people with behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia and who would like to access clinical advice from a medical specialist to help manage these symptoms.

Dementia Australia's information for health professionals lists useful information and resources to enhance the treatment of patients with a dementia diagnosis.

The Centre for Dementia Learning (by Dementia Australia) provides a wide range of tools and programs for organisations and staff supporting people living with dementia.

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Principles of Care for People with Dementia. This guide is written primarily for health and aged care staff (doctors, nurses, allied health and care workers) who work with people with dementia in community, residential and hospital settings.

Understanding Dementia MOOC - Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre | University of Tasmania. Understanding Dementia is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offering university quality education about the latest in dementia research and care. This free course provides an opportunity to engage with the perspectives of an international community, without requiring exams or assignments.

Talk with Ted (Dementia Australia) a realistic online simulation designed to support respectful communication with people living with dementia.

To access our clinical Dementia HealthPathways:

Palliative care helps people live their life as fully and as comfortably as possible when living with a life-limiting or terminal illness.

For more information about palliative care services and resources in your local region visit our palliative care webpage.

• Dementia Australia - Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment Tool (KICA)
• University of Melbourne - Let's CHAT Dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
• Aboriginal Ageing Well Research - Aboriginal Ageing Well Research