Dementia – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements.

• Background
  • Definition, causes, prevalence, risk factors, prognosis, and complications.
• Diagnosis
  • Clinical features, assessment, cognitive assessment tools, and differential diagnosis.
• Management
  • Primary care management, follow up, non-cognitive symptoms, and end of life care.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful resources and links for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• What the diagnosis of dementia means.
• About the causes, prevalence risk factors, complications, and prognosis.
• When to suspect dementia.
• How to manage people with suspected dementia.
• About follow up in primary care.
• About managing end of life care.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered