The Learning List - May 2022
By Lara Hitchcock. Published on 13/6/2022
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
AFTD 2022 - Education conference. 8 April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0kAdIv_fhNcZALsiWsOdhTPoxM8joJWT
Neurological foundation - Understanding sleep dynamics in cognitive decline. 12 April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cd-mqPjhKY
Health quality & safety commission NZ - Exploring the impact of aged residential care and older Māori. 26 April 2022 https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/resource-library/arc-older-maori-webinar/
Dementia Australia - Making a difference in dementia care. Thursday 28 April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KO8fLu4qzU
Neurological foundation - Motor Neuron Disease; Who develops it, why, and what we are doing about it. 10 May 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul9bDYw8PZw
OPAN- Everybody's Oma - a family’s dementia journey. 17 May 2022 https://opan.org.au/videos/everybodys-oma
ADI - Virtual launch of Alzheimer's Disease International's From Plan to Impact V. 26 May 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnV1-nRTwuw
Online/webinar courses to recommend
Neurological Foundation
Jun 14, 2022. 1:30PM - 2:30PM NZST. Understanding dementia with Angela Caughey https://neurological.org.nz/get-involved/events/2022/jun/understanding-dementia-with-angela-caughey
July 5, 2022. 19:00 PM Improving the outcomes of stroke in New Zealand https://events.zoom.us/ev/DGP9asEv2YgnP0Tw5wAAFgAAALv-4EsAiuV697ZjhzrZStMbabVC_X4_BeyqewWzoDN_c8zwmAF6~AGnzfjkGLnIPCOMFCAo_SW9Y-OxiTXmBVDUEkyo
August 9, 2022. 19:00 PM Parkinson's disease and Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) with a touch of COVID-19 https://events.zoom.us/ev/DB4OOhKAOE7wZ1xCfQAAFgAAAPtXPP6VHNWfsohFmmZz7nf3w7MroJaGspma0wur_YlYh-ZseWOJ~AKNoLzPlAdmb3q_UXIbeXXqGRhsTUcpsUnFo7Lc
OPAN
June 7th 2022. 1:30PM - 2:30PM NZT Who’s missing? Diversity and inclusion in aged care. https://opan.org.au/events/diversity-agedcare/
June 14th 2022. 1:30PM - 2:30PM NZT Preventing sexual assault of people with dementia in residential aged care https://opan.org.au/events/ready-to-listen/?utm_source=RTLwebinaredm&utm_medium=edm&utm_campaign=RTL14June&utm_content=Rtl14June
‘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
AFTD
23 June 2022. 8-9 am NZST Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Variant FTD: Managing Symptoms and Providing Supportive Care https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9135010207693880591?utm_source=AFTD+Email+Subscribers&utm_campaign=296494c443-EMAIL_WEBINAR_FTDVOICE_3_28_22_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_308535ffc6-296494c443-83112140&ct=t(EMAIL_WEBINAR_FTDVOICE_3_28_22_COPY_01)
Dementia training Australia – free online courses https://dta.com.au/online-dementia-courses/
Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is funding this free 2 hour CPD module in collaboration with cpd4nurses. "Medication Related Substance Impaired Driving“
Alzheimers NZ
Podcasts https://alzheimers.org.nz/podcasts/
Looking to the future – Covid-19 Tuesday 12 April, 2022
Cure and care Tuesday 29 March, 2022
Living with Covid-19 and dementia Wednesday 9 March, 2022
Goodfellows
Dementia in Māori - optimising care https://www.goodfellowunit.org/podcast/dementia-m%C4%81ori-optimising-care
Goals of care in end-stage dementia https://www.goodfellowunit.org/podcast/goals-care-end-stage-dementia
Healthlearn
Alzheimer’s NZ Dementia friends
Delirium and the COVID Patient RGCA002
University of Tasmania MOOC
Understanding dementia (5th July 2022) https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/understanding-dementia
Understanding TBI (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
Dementia Australia
ADI
Future conferences/ study days/ webinars
9 – 11 June 2022, 35th Global Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International, New horizons in dementia: Building on hope, in London and online. https://www.adiconference.org/
12-16 June 2022, 22nd World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics IAGG 2022 CARE: Commitment + Actions + Research + Equity online. https://iagg2022.org/en/home-site/?mc_cid=60fe06414a&mc_eid=8d7667bab2
6 - 8 July 2022, 51st Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology: ‘Better Futures for Older People - Towards Resilient and Inclusive Communities’
July 31 – Aug. 4, 2022, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 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
See Me, not just the dementia - Burwood Hospital Thursday 3rd November 2022
For more information please contact lara.hitchcock@cdhb.health.nz
22-23 May 2023, College of Gerontology Nursing Conference 2022 "Onwards and Upwards" Submit an abstract or register https://forumpoint2.eventsair.com/gnnzno2022/
Interesting stuff to read
Alzheimer’s Disease International. (2022). From plan to impact V: WHO Global action plan: The time to act is now. London: Alzheimer’s Disease International. https://www.alzint.org/u/From-Plan-to-Impact-V.pdf
Hikaka, J. & Kerse, N. (2021). Older Māori and aged residential care in Aotearoa | Ngā kaumātua me te mahi tauwhiro i Aotearoa. Health Quality & Safety Commission. Wellington. New Zealand. https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/assets/Our-work/Improved-service-delivery/Aged-residential-care/Publications-resources/Older_Maori_and_ARC_report_Dec2021_final.pdf
Kim, Y. H., Kim, N. Y., & Ryu, S. (2022). Effects of non-pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in general ward inpatients: A systematic review & meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PloS one, 17(5), e0268024. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0268024
Neville, S., Napier, S., Shannon, K., & Adams, J. (2021). Beginning on an age‐friendly journey: Barriers to implementing age‐friendly initiatives. Australasian journal on ageing, 40(4), e287-e293. https://mcusercontent.com/b5d0c938cbf5b80feab27feba/files/62685bdb-d706-4f3c-6e64-1f55f5f02533/April_GM_three.pdf?mc_cid=459ea1dafc&mc_eid=8d7667bab2
Smart socks helping protect people with dementia - BBC News (ampproject.org) https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-61382976.amp
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/