RESOURCE: Understanding Dementia Online Course – No Cost

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The Understanding Dementia MOOC was developed by the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre based in the College of Health and Medicine at the University of Tasmania. This world-leading online course is free, easily accessible and available to everyone with an interest in dementia.

The ageing of human populations across the globe has contributed to dementia being identified as one of the public health issues of the 21st century. The MOOC curriculum addresses this health issue by drawing upon the expertise of neuroscientists, clinicians and dementia care professionals from both within the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, and beyond.

Since 2013, the Understanding Dementia  has received over 330,000 enrolments from all around the world. We invite you to join our community and learn about the diseases that cause dementia, how the condition affects the person with dementia, and how we can provide the best quality care.

Once the course commences, you will be able to log in to engage with the course content and activities, and share perspectives with other participants. The course is scheduled to close on 16th September, 2022 at 5:00pm AEST.

To get the most out of this experience, you should expect to spend approximately 3 hours per week completing the course activities for the 7 weeks of scheduled content. The additional 3 weeks that the course is open is to allow you to catch up or revisit content.

The release of course content will occur at 9:00am (AEST) on the following dates –

  • Introduction – 5th July, 2022
  • Module 1: The Brain – 7th July, 2022
  • Module 2: The Diseases – 21st July, 2022
  • Module 3: The Person – 4th August, 2022
  • Completion – 25th August, 2022

You can work through the content at any time of day and at your own pace within this release schedule. This includes revisiting earlier released content as needed.

Once you have completed the course, you will be eligible to download a free, personalised certificate of completion. We also offer paid enhanced certificates options in addition to the free certificate. There will be more information about this in the Completion module.

We look forward to your contribution, as an important member of the Understanding Dementia community.

RESOURCE: Webinar – Services for Patients and Caregivers

Upcoming webinar on Tuesday, July 26 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am PT!

Services for Patients and Caregivers and Common Interactions Between Medications, Supplements and Food

Are you a caregiver administering medications to a care recipient, or taking medications yourself? Are you curious about which medications might interact with one another, which supplements are safe to take alongside medications, and which foods are best to avoid while on specific medications?

On July 26, staff from the will present on medication and supplement interactions, and expand on the services they have available for patients.

Clinic staff will also touch on the various ways this clinic works together with patients and caregivers to make it easier to take and administer medications – for example, finding ways to reduce medication admin from 4-5 to 2-3 times per day.

Join us on July 26, 2022 from 10:00-11:00 am PT for this special Zoom event, Register below!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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