Supporting patients living with dementia
Course description:
We rely on a small team and user feedback to keep Pharmacy Courses running. Notice something looks odd? Let us know!The overall aim of this programme is to develop your knowledge and skills to enable you to recognise, manage and optimise care for people living with dementia and their carers.
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:
- recognise the signs and symptoms of cognitive dysfunction
- discuss the issue of anticholinergic burden in people with dementia and be familiar with the tools used to calculate anticholinergic burden
- outline adjustments you and your team could make to improve consultations for people living with dementia and their family/carers
- consider the use of medicines in dementia and your role in ensuring they are prescribed appropriately
- signpost and refer people and their carers to engage local support services
- become a Dementia Friends Champion and engage your team with the initiative.
Pharmacy Courses is designed to introduce learners with potential education providers, we regularly update our course catalog. While every effort has been made to ensure the data we offer is up to date, we recommend that you confirm the information directly with the provider through an official channel.
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Pharmacy Training is a trading name of Habeda Ltd, 205 Lavender Hill, London, England, SW11 5TB.
A company registered in England & Wales with the registration number 13907256.
A company registered in England & Wales with the registration number 13907256.