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A Comprehensive Approach to Managing Dementia and Frailty in Older Adults
18 March 2025
Categories: Aged Care, Falls Prevention, Palliative Care, Preventative Health & Screening, Wellbeing
This recording considers a wholistic team approach to managing dementia in the community and supporting prevention of deteriorating health including frailty incidence.
How do we use preventative strategies such as physical activity to slow the progression of both diseases? At what stage does dementia impact the management of frailty?
Topics Covered:
- National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034
- Managing patients with dementia and frailty
- Implementing Home Medication Reviews
- Lifestyle modifications and their impact on people with dementia and frailty
TARGET AUDIENCE:
GP’s, Practice Managers, Practice Nurses, Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals working in General Practice in the Northern Sydney Region
Learning outcomes:
- Analyse the impact of physical activity and lifestyle modifications at various stages of dementia, and develop comprehensive, patient-centered support plans that leverage a multidisciplinary team approach
- Evaluate and innovate clinical practices for managing this cohort
- Develop strategies for Home Medication Reviews and deprescribing
Speakers:
- Prof Maria Fiatarone Singh, Geriatrician – Maria is a geriatrician specialising in the integration of medicine, exercise physiology, and nutrition to enhance health and quality of life. She has held the John Sutton Chair of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Sydney since 1999. She has led numerous clinical trials and studies in Australia and the USA, focusing on exercise and chronic disease prevention and treatment.
- Georgette Yassa, Pharmacist
- Trina Colita, Dementia/Aged Care CNC, Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service
- Hema Patel, Primary Care Advancement Coordinator, SNHN
- Debra Clark, Aged Care Lead, SNHN