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Recognising and responding to dementia in Indigenous communities |
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Project Title
Recognising and responding to dementia in Indigenous communities
Funding Body
SA&NT Dementia Training Study Centre (lead)
WA Dementia Training Study Centre
Project Description
The development and initial delivery of a professional development program for primary health care workers to:
- assist to translate recent research findings in dementia assessment and care into primary health care practice
- provide primary health care professionals with an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in Indigenous dementia care and management, including the validated Kimberly Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (KICA) tool
- facilitate primary health care workers to identify their on-going learning and professional development needs in relation to dementia care and raise awareness of resources and professional networks available to them
- contribute to developing a research and evaluation agenda for primary health care services in Indigenous dementia care
Year/s
2008-2009
Key staff
Melissa Lindeman and Heather Jensen
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