The Learning List - September 2021

By Lara Hitchcock. Published on 14/9/2021

Lara Hitchcock, Registered Nurse with the Memory Assessment Clinic at Burwood Hospital, shares a selection of dementia and delirium education resources from the past month.

Interesting stuff to watch

Goodfellows podcast Alzheimer's Disease: Metabolic strategies to slow and reverse progression 28 July 2021 https://www.goodfellowunit.org/podcast/alzheimers-disease-metabolic-strategies-slow-and-reverse-progression

OPAN The Ageing Mosaic – Supporting My Cultural Diversity 10 August 2021 https://opan.org.au/support_cultural_diversity/

OPAN Intersections: Ageing and Disability 31 Aug 2021 https://opan.org.au/ageing-disability/

Alzheimer’s NZ Brain health – Behind the science. September 7th 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0904gi9HCs

DAI Webinar 1: Rehabilitation to maintain physical function, 8 September 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aI1Tg33Zt8

MOH Assisted dying implementation webinars - The role of the wider workforce in assisted dying services and preparations for health providers Wednesday 15 September https://learnonline.health.nz/

Nursing Times Deconditioning – A preventable harm 16 September 2021 https://www.nursingtimes.net/events/nt-connects/ (to be uploaded soon)

AFTD The Role of Neuropalliative Care in FTD Saturday September 18th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fVgajeRf70

DAI Webinar 2: Living life to the full: rehabilitation of daily activities and leisure for people with dementia, 15 September 2021 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9OU-TO5MmvYPhmz6j7DYlg (to be uploaded soon)

ADI World Alzheimer Report 2021: Launch Webinar - Journey through the diagnosis of dementia 21st September 2021https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeLYka4sLlk

DAI Webinar 3: Cognition-oriented treatments for people with dementia 22 September 2021 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9OU-TO5MmvYPhmz6j7DYlg (to be uploaded soon)

Interesting stuff to read        

ADI World Alzheimer Report 2021: Journey through the diagnosis of dementia https://www.alzint.org/resource/world-alzheimer-report-2021/

DAI global report 2021 Valuing the advocacy of people with dementia: moving dementia out of the shadows https://www.dementiaallianceinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DAI-Global-Report-2021_Valuing-the-advocacy-of-people-with-dementia-moving-dementia-out-of-the-shadows.pdf

Chenoweth, L., Cook, J., & Williams, A. (2021, September). Perceptions of Care Quality during an Acute Hospital Stay for Persons with Dementia and Family/Carers. In Healthcare (Vol. 9, No. 9, p. 1176). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. file:///C:/Users/laran/Downloads/healthcare-09-01176-v2.pdf

Méndez-Martínez, C., Fernández-Martínez, M. N., García-Suárez, M., Martínez-Isasi, S., Fernández-Fernández, J. A., & Fernández-García, D. (2021, September). Related Factors and Treatment of Postoperative Delirium in Old Adult Patients: An Integrative Review. In Healthcare (Vol. 9, No. 9, p. 1103). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. file:///C:/Users/laran/Downloads/healthcare-09-01103-v2.pdf

Sawhney, I., Taylor, A., Ather, S., & Mukaetova-Ladinska, E. B. Use of Anticholinergic Drugs in People Referred to an Urban Memory Clinic Service Setting. https://ijclinmedcasereports.com/pdf/IJCMCR-RA-00293.pdf

Interesting websites        

MOH End of Life Choice Act implementation resources https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regulation-health-and-disability-system/end-life-choice-act-implementation/end-life-choice-act-implementation-resources

New Zealand Dementia Foundation –information, education, and knowledge on dementia and delirium. https://www.nzdementia.org/

South Island Alliance Health of older people resources https://www.sialliance.health.nz/programmes/health-of-older-people/useful-resources/

The Neurological Foundation Lecture Library. https://neurological.org.nz/what-we-do/awareness-and-education/lecture-library/

Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) Medication: It’s your choice. It’s your right. https://opan.org.au/yourchoice/

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