{"id":182,"date":"2020-09-10T17:09:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/residential-aged-care\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2020-09-11T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T04:11:37","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.flinders.edu.au\/residential-aged-care\/guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"National Dementia Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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National clinical guidelines for dementia<\/h1>\n

Funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre (CDPC)<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Developed by Flinders University project leads Professor Maria Crotty and Associate Professor Craig Whitehead with Associate Professor Kate Laver and Dr Suzanne Dyer, Australia\u2019s first Clinical Practice Guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia<\/a> were released in 2016.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”204″ img_size=”450×650″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”205″ img_size=”450×650″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Clinical guidelines for dementia<\/h2>\n

These Guidelines provide health professionals and carers with recommendations for care that reflect current evidence on best practice dementia care. The 109 recommendations are outlined in the Clinical practice guidelines and principles of care for people with dementia: Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n

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Consumer companion guide<\/h2>\n

The research team have also developed a guide to the National clinical guidelines for dementia for members of the public \u2013 Diagnosis, treatment and care for people with dementia: A consumer companion guide<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Care worker training course<\/h2>\n

The Dementia Care Worker Training Course (MOOC)<\/a> is a free online course that has been specifically developed for care workers working in residential aged care facilities to:<\/p>\n