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WEBINAR: Dementia in Primary Care – Detection, Management and Latest Advances

Wed 9th August 2023 @ 7:00 pm

GPs, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and Aged Care Workers are invited to this webinar focused on the Detection, Management and the Latest Advances in Dementia, presented by Professor Henry Brodaty, an internationally recognised authority on ageing and dementia.

Prof Brodaty will discuss the diagnosis and management pathway, including the  challenges faced in primary care, and will provide an update on the latest advances in treatment options.

DATE:
Wed 9th August 2023


TIME:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm


SPEAKERS:

Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty | Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health, University of NSW; Consultant Psychogeriatrician, Aged Care Psychiatry and Head of the Memory Disorders Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital.

Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health, Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW.

As well as being a prolific researcher, Henry is a senior psychogeriatrician within Aged Care Psychiatry and Head of the Memory Disorders Clinic at Prince of Wales Hospital.

He is a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Care and has served on several New South Wales and Commonwealth committees related to ageing and dementia.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

GP’s, Practice Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists,  Aged Care Nurses

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

– Recognise the importance of a timely diagnosis and the barriers to diagnosis
– Identify cognitive concerns in general practice
– Establish and implement effective management plans
– Examine latest advances in dementia treatments
– Demonstrate enhanced local dementia support health pathways



ENQUIRIES:

Judy or Robi, Education Coordinators – 9432 8250 or events@snhn.org.au.



REGISTER FOR WEBINAR:
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