Dementia for GPs and practice nurses

A half-day course devised and delivered by DementiaTrainers.

• Dementia: diseases, symptoms, diagnosis and medication
• The experience of dementia: the patient’s perspective
• Factors contributing to difficulties in dementia: avoiding diagnostic overshadowing
• The course of a dementing illness
• The importance of using remaining abilities
• Psychological well-being in dementia
• Causes of ‘behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia’
• Non-pharmacological interventions for dementia
• Recognising underlying needs of people with dementia

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