The Learning List - February 2022

By Lara Hitchcock. Published on 3/3/2022

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 Mild cognitive impairment; diagnosis and management https://www.goodfellowunit.org/node/968874

AFTD FTD Biology and Testing - Why Do You Need My Samples? 28 January 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaEcaMd2iSg

OPAN The Ageing Mosaic - Support for LGBTI+ people 1 February 2022 https://opan.org.au/videos/lgbtiq

Dementia Training Australia Dementia in practice podcasts https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/?fbclid=IwAR24e8ss5tia5HOiB5j4TtHjwbIo3RVIstE6OYOfWqVEyLgp2FrULdn7VIE#podcast

Online/webinar courses to recommend

OPAN

‘Abuse of the Older Person: eLearning Program for Health and Aged Care Professionals’, 10 hours online (FREE) https://learninghub.opan.org.au/opan/health-and-aged-care-professionals

Alzheimers NZ

Thursday 3 March, 2022 02:00 PM Supporting community and aged residential care responses to Covid-19 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5E5Wh0sUSOiQJ7K6LdkGPA?fbclid=IwAR3VbA1GONJHrFl2wVKH5Rv9Ke3Sh0gVODjPyY0WOOMIT_44L__KnC6MRJQ

Dementia Alliance International

Friday, 4 March 2022 12:00 noon NZDT Age With Rights Global Rally. Registration is not required; simply join us on the DAI Facebook page for this live event

Dementia Canterbury

Thursday 10th March 2022 1-5pm Dementia Symposium. Brain Health and living well with dementia now online https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/dementia-symposium-tickets-166573683371

Now on healthlearn - Alzheimer’s NZ Dementia friends  https://www.alzheimers.org.nz/get-involved/become-a-dementia-friend

University of Tasmania MOOC

Understanding dementia (5th July 2022) https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/understanding-dementia 

Understanding TBI (28th March and 22nd August 2022) https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/understanding-tbi#:~:text=The%20Understanding%20TBI%20MOOC%20is,who%20have%20experienced%20a%20TBI

Preventing dementia (17th May and 11th October 2022)  https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/preventing-dementia

 

Future conferences/ study days/ webinars

See Me, not just the dementia - Burwood Hospital

31st March and 28th April 2022 More detail to come

To register contact lara.hitchcock@cdhb.health.nz 

College of Gerontology Nursing Conference 2022 "Onwards and Upwards" 4 - 5 April 2022 Submit an abstract or register  https://forumpoint2.eventsair.com/gnnzno2022/

AFTD 2022 Education Conference April 8, 2022, hybrid conference https://www.theaftd.org/education-conference-2022/?utm_source=AFTD+Audience+2021&utm_campaign=0c0152fda9-EMAIL_CONFREG&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_308535ffc6-0c0152fda9-83112140&ct=t(EMAIL_CONFREG)

35th Global Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International, New horizons in dementia: Building on hope 9 – 11 June 2022, in London and online. https://www.adiconference.org/

Alzheimer’s Association International Conference | July 31 – Aug. 4, 2022 | San Diego, USA and Online https://www.alz.org/aaic/abstracts/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=aaic2021_abstracts&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_content=google-grants&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-eeMBhCpARIsAAZfxZC5bSiyoW3ENddv8KN7772j1BQYR2F8c-ov4ipRfAmGAvH7jXuIRUwaAjf3EALw_wcB

Interesting stuff to read        

Cipriani, G., Di Fiorino, M., & Cammisuli, D. M. (2022). Dementia in the era of COVID‐19. Some considerations and ethical issues. Psychogeriatrics, 22(1), 132-136. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/psyg.12773

Interesting websites        

eCALD Cross Cultural resources https://www.ecald.com/resources/cross-cultural-resources/

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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