Episode 4 of the 2024 National Mental Health Webinar Series will explore the clinical and care challenges in managing individuals with dementia living in residential aged care who display features of mental health conditions.
One of the common challenges for aged care and health care professionals is to determine whether resident disturbed behaviours are due to perceptual or sensory changes, onset of a mental health condition, medication or dementia.
Key speakers: Professor Joseph Ibrahim, Professor Stephen Macfarlane
Faciliatated panel discussion: Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane, Associate Professor Sanetta Dutoit, Carolyn Kirby, Dr Christine While
Keynote speaker Professor Macfarlane is the Head of Clinical Services at The Dementia Centre, HammondCare. Professor Macfarlane focuses on patient diagnosis and initiation of management, collaborating with General Practitioners. He coordinates a specialist clinical support team while applying his 20 years of experience running clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease.
Who should register?
- Aged care staff
- Nurses
- Facility managers
- Allied health staff
- Medical practitioners
2024 National Mental Health Webinar Series: Mental health presentations in persons with dementia
