The Learning List - August 2021
By Laura Hitchcock. Published on 14/8/2021
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
Dementia Australia Dementia Expert Webinar: Palliative care and dementia Apr 6, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozfPzKy3aQM
OPAN Alternatives therapies to chemical/ medical restraint in aged care Wednesday, 30 June 2021 https://opan.org.au/alternative-approaches1/
OPAN Alternative Approaches for People Living with Dementia: A Practical Guide July 15, 2021 https://vimeo.com/569817862
Australian Young Onset Dementia Special Interest Group: "Young onset dementia: Maximising independence with quality care" July 15 2021 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ro9iervkdh18sfc/Australian-YOD-SIG-Webinar-2%20Young-onset-dementia--Maximising-independence.mp4?dl=0
DAI From Rhetoric to Reality: Designing well for people living with dementia, July 29, 2021
OPAN Communicating with People Living with Dementia webinar July 29, 2021 https://opan.org.au/communicatingwith-dementia/
Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand. Advance care planning supports better outcomes for people with dementia. https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/our-programmes/advance-care-planning/information-for-consumers/publications-and-resources/publication/4337/
Interesting stuff to read
Hansjee D (2019) 5 Fundamental Ms: cutting aspiration risk in dementia and dysphagia patients. Nursing Times [online]; 115: 4, 38-41. https://www.nursingtimes.net/clinical-archive/nutrition/5-fundamental-ms-cutting-aspiration-risk-in-dementia-and-dysphagia-patients-25-03-2019/
Ma'u, E., Cullum, S., Cheung, G., Livingston, G., & Mukadam, N. (2021). Differences in the potential for dementia prevention between major ethnic groups within one country: A cross sectional analysis of population attributable fraction of potentially modifiable risk factors in New Zealand. The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific, 13, 100191. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(21)00100-0/fulltext
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/