Overview of this Online Learning Unit

Dementia Online is an online learning unit made up of 3 modules. For more information about the format and delivery, learning activities, target audience, and acknowledgements and quality assurance processes, please read our welcome details.

Modules

The content of the 3 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