The content of the 6 modules which make up our online learning unit are:

1. What is Dementia?
   
   • Incidence and prevalence of dementia
   • Different types of dementia and the associated pathophysiology
   • Insight into the needs of special groups in the community with a diagnosis of dementia
   • Impact of dementia from the perspective of a person with dementia and a carer
2. Recognising Dementia
   
   • Screening and assessment in dementia
   • Distinguishing dementia, delirium, and depression
   • Making a differential diagnosis
   • Supporting persons with dementia and carers during an assessment
   • Multi-disciplinary approach to screening and assessment
3. Communication in Dementia Care
   
   • Impact of dementia on communication
   • Importance of effective communication in dementia care
   • Strategies to enhance communication between practitioners, the person with dementia, and carers
4. Care Partnerships with Families Across Dementia Care Settings
   
   • The notion of care partnerships
   • A framework for construction of family-staff partnerships
   • The service support and delivery across care settings
   • Strategies to engage families as consumers of care
5. Younger Onset Dementia (YOD)
   
   • The prevalence and causes of YOD
   • The screening and diagnosis of YOD
   • Behavioural symptoms and YOD
   • Service provision for YOD.
6. Dementia within Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities
   • Impact of culture on the experience of dementia
   • Communication with people with dementia, carers and families from CALD backgrounds
   • An overview of culturally appropriate assessment
   • Resources on dementia care for people from CALD backgrounds