Dementia Awareness and Management in Primary Care

Target Audience:

This session is suitable for Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Assistant Practitioners and Health Care Assistants.

Course Aim:

This course aims to provide delegates with the information required to facilitate an effective dementia review. It also aims to help improve early diagnosis and quality support for people diagnosed with dementia and their carers. EDUCATE will also be involved in the design and delivery of this session with a patient and/or a patients carer outlining their experiences of dementia and dementia care within primary care.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course delegates will:

• Understand the key differences between different types of dementia
• Have an awareness of the importance of healthy lifestyle as part of disease management
• Understand some of the differences between mild cognitive problems and dementia
• Have information about Stockport’s dementia pathway from early diagnosis until end of life care
• Be able to discuss the importance of personalised care
• Be able to signpost to support available in the community for a person with dementia and their carer/s
• Understand how to make their own general practice more dementia friendly
• Know who is the Link Nurse for their practice and what they do
• Understand how dementia relates to depression and delirium
• Have a good understanding of how to facilitate an effective dementia review

Course Duration: 3 Hours

Trainer:

Carol Rushton, Clinical Lead and Colleagues from the Memory Advice Service, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Refreshments Provided:

Drinks only

Cost:

This course is free of charge for all those who work in Stockport General Practices, for all other delegates the cost is £40 per person.

Date/Time/Venue:

To be confirmed. Please email gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net and we will add you to the wait list.

Booking Information: 

Bookings for this course should be made via the Virtual College LMS: https://nhsgmstockport.vc-enable.co.uk/. Enquiries can be made via gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net or 07393 798115.

Terms and Conditions

Please note that it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure that individuals employed in any patient facing role (including receptionists) are up to date with the recommended vaccinations for healthcare staff as outlined in the Green Book https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immunisation-of-healthcare-and-laboratory-staff-the-green-book-chapter-12

Please see full Terms and Conditions outlined in the GP Learning & Development Portfolio.

Non-Attendance/Cancellation – Stockport General Practices

The department is sympathetic to issues which may arise, however, if an individual is unable to attend an event for any reason, the learning and development team should be contacted via e-mail on stoccg.learningdevelopment@nhs.net as soon as possible to cancel or defer the booking.  Cancelling may enable another individual to attend instead which will help ensure best use of our resources. Unless otherwise specified in the individual course details, Practices will be invoiced for non-attendance at a rate of £10 per person.  No charge will be made for cancellations.

Non-Attendance/Cancellation – Stockport Care Homes and Care with Nursing Homes

Unless otherwise specified in the individual course details no charge will be applied for cancellations received, via e-mail or the Learning Management System (LMS), a minimum of 24 working hours before the event.  A charge of £10pp will be made if cancellation is received, via e-mail on stoccg.learningdevelopment@nhs.net, within 24 working hours prior to the event.  A charge of £20pp will be made for any DNAs.  All places can be transferred to another individual at no cost.

Non-Attendance/Cancellation – External Delegates

Cancellations received within 3 weeks of the course and those that do not attend are liable for the full course fee. All cancellations must be made via e-mail on stoccg.learningdevelopment@nhs.net.  We are happy to accept a substitute candidate at no additional cost but do require their contact details.

If you have any enquires around this please email stoccg.learningdevelopment@nhs.net.