RESOURCES

	Health Plan Examples
	Glossary
	Abbreviations
	Flow Charts
	Critical Success Factors Examples
	Generic Guidelines for Dementia Assessment
	Booklet by GPs promoting timely dementia diagnosis
	DOMS 2007 Synopsis
	DOMS 2007 Report
	DOMS 2007 Report Appendices

  QUICKLINKS

	Dept of Health & Ageing
	Dementia Collaborative Research Centres
	General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition
	Monash University - Assess Quality of Life
	Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
	The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
	Cognitive Assessment Special Groups
	- - -	GPs: GPCog CALD: RUDAS Indigenous: KICA-Cog

Links

Dementia eLearning Sites

• http://elearning.ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
  Provided by North Coast Area Health Service, NSW Health
  Approved by Royal College of Nursing Australia
  
  Description:
  AIMS:
  • Provide an ethical framework of person centred care that underpins recognition and assessment of dementia
  • Increase the clinical workforces knowledge of the complexities of dementia and its management
  • Deliver a learning program in an accessible, stimulating and innovative platform
  • Promote excellence in rural and remote clinical practice
    
    
• http://cracs.curtin.edu.au/wadtsc/delirium_training_package/
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  Assessment and Management of Confusion with a Focus on Delirium.

General Resources

• Alzheimer's Australia
  • Alzheimer's advocacy and support.
  • Resources for clinicians and patients, i.e.
  • Helpline
  • Education & Training
  • Information in other languages
  • Publications & Research
• Dept of Health & Ageing
  • Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) finder
  • Resources for aged care clinicians
• Dementia Collaborative Research Centres
  • Translating Research into Practice
  • Latest dementia research
  • Reviews and reports
• General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition
  • GPCOG--Screening tool for cognitive impairment
  • Designed for primary care
• Monash University
  • Assessment of Quality of Life
• Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
  • Geriatric Nursing Resources
  • "Try This"--Assessment Tools and on-line learning
• The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  • Guidelines:  Care of Patients with Dementia
• Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN)
  • A network for translation and exchange of research in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia