Dementia Short Courses Melbourne

Course Description:

Explore how dementia impacts the physiology of the brain and its effects on an individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living. This course follows a person living with dementia and his wife and features Colm Cunningham as subject matter expert.

Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Define the different types and causes of dementia 
• Explore the impact dementia has on the individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living 
• Identify how to communicate effectively with people with dementia
• Discover how to support and assist people with dementia to participate in everyday activities in meaningful ways