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Webinar: Supporting Families when Dementia Comes Knocking

Feb 27, 2024

2 sessions available

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Register here

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Register here

Many people experience difficulties when a family member, friend or someone under their care is diagnosed with dementia. Health professionals are increasingly being asked what community members can do to assist a person maintain their dignity and a good quality of life after a diagnosis of dementia.

In this webinar, Dr Hilton Koppe, GP Educator at Dementia Training Australia and facilitator of the award-winning Australian podcast “Dementia in Practice” will discuss these issues.

By the end of the webinar, participants will:

  • Explain to family, friends, or carers a likely trajectory for a person who has been diagnosed with dementia
  • Respond to the needs of people in whom a family member, friend or someone under their care has been diagnosed with dementia
  • Offer appropriate resources to families, friends and carers impacted by dementia
DATE
27 March, 2024
from 12:30pm to 1:00pm Melbourne/Sydney time zone
VENUE
Online
EVENT
  • Information Session
TIME
  • Melbourne/Sydney time zone
AUDIENCE
  • All Health Professionals, Aged Care Staff, Allied Health Practitioner, General Practice Staff, Other Healthcare Worker
COST
  • No cost to you
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