SA & NT DTSC : education and training

Would you like to request training at your organisation? Please download and print this form and return to us by fax or mail. Click here to download form 2009 SEMINAR & COURSE DATES Practice Nurse Seminars on Dementia in collaboration with SA & NT Divisions of General Practice "Dementia: Making the Diagnosis" is a 1.5 - 2 hour presentation for nursing staff in general practice covering: Memory and Ageing Dementia Risk and Protective Factors Cognitive Impairment without Dementia Dementia Diagnosis and Assessment Depression and Delirium Diagnosing Dementia Sub-Types Practical Issues: Legal and Driving Matters, Services Medication and Management Dementia Care the Person Centred Approach This seminar has been undertaken in several SA & NT GP divisions and further courses are currently being scheduled for late 2009 in Adelaide. Health Professional's Role in Advance Directives for People with Dementia Session 1: The Window of Opportunity Session 2: Putting it into Practice Speakers: Margaret Brown & Ian Bidmeade Cost: No cost to participants. This course is funded by the Australian Government as part of the Dementia Training Study Centres for Health Professionals Project. Registration Flyers available soon: Courses have been undertaken in Darwin, Alice Springs, Yorke Peninsula and Adelaide and further courses are currently being scheduled for late 2009 in Adelaide. Expressions of interest for future courses can be registered by contacting the Centre on 8372 2177 or email dtsc@alzheimerssa.asn.au Dementia, Delirium & Depression Developed in collaboration with the SA & NT DTSC, the Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery is conducting this professional development opportunity for health professionals. This course is to be delivered on-line over 12 weeks as continuing education to health professionals. This course is to be delivered on-line over 12 weeks as continuing education to health professionals. Course commenced October 2008 is now completed. Course commencing 2 March 2009 - 14 June 2009, registration brochure available for download [49kb]. Registrations of interest for further courses can be made to the course coordinator: Ms Lesley Siegloff, Senior Lecturer, FlindersUniversitySchool of Nursing & Midwifery, ph. 08 8201 3370. Caring for People with Dementia in the Acute Care Setting Registrations of interest are currently being taken from acute care service providers for on-site delivery in 2009 of this 3-day assessed course, conducted over 3 months. In 2009 eight courses are scheduled at various hospitals including Modbury Hospital, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Royal Darwin Hospital, Alice Springs Hospital, Ashford Hospital and Noarlunga Hospital.
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Expressions of interest for future courses can be registered by contacting the Centre on 8372 2177 or email dtsc@alzheimerssa.asn.au