2010 eLearning Lectures
Decisional Capacity
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9 November 2010
Prof Elizabeth Beattie
Queensland University of Technology
1 hour 29 minutes
Taking it to the Streets: A Systems Approach to Implementing Interventions in Long-term Care
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28 September 2010
Dr Lou Burgio,
University of Michigan
1 hour 14 minutes 29 seconds
Dementia and Risk: Contested Territories of Everyday Life
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19 August 2010
Prof Charlotte Clarke
57 minutes 18 seconds
WA seminar, May 2010 – Measuring quality of life for people with dementia
A WADTSC seminar by Professor Barbara Horner, Director, WADTSC on 26 May 2010.
Barbara discussed issues surrounding measuring quality of life for people with dementia by addressing the following questions:
- What is ‘Quality of Life’?
- From whose perspective should quality …
WA seminar, June 2010 – Oral Health
A WADTSC seminar presentation by Clive Rogers – The Visiting Dentist, on 22 June 2010.
- Objectives/Presentation outline:
- Briefly discuss the nature of and current knowledge about two common oral diseases; tooth decay and gum disease.
- Introduction to the daily management …
WA seminar, July 2010 – Younger Onset Dementia
A WADTSC seminar presentation by Tara Stringfellow – Early Intervention Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Australia WA on 27 July 2010.
- Having a diagnosis of Younger Onset Dementia provides unique challenges. A younger person may be more physically and socially active in the …
WA seminar, August 2010 – Delirium: What is it, why is it important and what do we do about it?
A WADTSC seminar presentation by Malcolm Hare NM – Informatics Support, Nursing Research, Evaluation and Informatics, Fremantle Hospital on 18 August 2010.
- Delirium is a temporary disorder of cognition that affects all patient populations and can have devastating after-effects. It …
WA seminar, September 2010 – Secrets of Sleep
A WADTSC seminar presentation by Debbie Duignan, Senior Behaviour Consultant and Louise Jones, Behaviour Consultant, Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) on 15 September 2010.
- A practical presentation based on the work of behaviour consultants within DBMAS.
- An outline of …
WA seminar, October 2010 – Perspectives of quality of life among people with dementia living in the community and care facilities
A WADTSC seminar presentation by A/Prof Christopher Beer, A/Prof in Geriatric Medicine, University of Western Australia, Geriatrician and Clinical Pharmacologist and Pascalle Bosboom, Clinical Neuropsychologist, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, UWA, WA Centre for Health and Ageing (WACHA) on…
WA seminar, November 2010 – Prevention of Dementia
A WADTSC seminar presentation by Professor Leon Flicker: WA Centre for Health and Ageing, (WACHA), Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia on 9 November 2010.
- A summary of current evidence linking the development of Alzheimer’s Disease to …
