Welcome to The Dementia Podcast
12/02/20 • 6 min
Join Associate Professor Colm Cunningham the Director of The Dementia Centre , HammondCare as he introduces the Dementia Podcast.
In this episode, Colm outlines the values, intention and direction of the Dementia Podcast. He summarises this podcast as a whole and identifies the key considerations for current and prospective listeners.
You also have opportunity to hear some background about Colm, his extensive career in supporting people in need and what inspired him to create the Dementia Podcast.
L'Arche International is an organisation that celebrates and supports people with intellectual disabilities.
We welcome any feedback on this episode or the Dementia Podcast to be emailed to [email protected]
Join Associate Professor Colm Cunningham the Director of The Dementia Centre , HammondCare as he introduces the Dementia Podcast.
In this episode, Colm outlines the values, intention and direction of the Dementia Podcast. He summarises this podcast as a whole and identifies the key considerations for current and prospective listeners.
You also have opportunity to hear some background about Colm, his extensive career in supporting people in need and what inspired him to create the Dementia Podcast.
L'Arche International is an organisation that celebrates and supports people with intellectual disabilities.
We welcome any feedback on this episode or the Dementia Podcast to be emailed to [email protected]
Next Episode
Understanding Behaviour: A Clinician's Perspective
Join Colm and Associate Professor Steve MacFarlane, Head of Clinical Services at The Dementia Centre as they discuss the clinical and pharmacological considerations in the treatment of those who are experiencing behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Through a balanced discussion they explore the benefits of non-pharmacological approaches to care compared to anti-psychotic medication, appropriate medication use, the importance of person- centred Care, and the Dementia Support Australia program (DSA).
This episode is sponsored by the HammondCare Foundation.
Find out more about the limiting of drugs in the treatment of changed behaviour in dementia in this article , the Australian Prescriber, and this report.
For information on language and changed behaviour for those with dementia there is the editorial titled ‘Language paradigms when behaviour changes with dementia: BanBPSD’ from the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
For all feedback please email [email protected]
The Dementia Podcast - Welcome to The Dementia Podcast
Transcript
Hello to you and welcome to the dementia podcast. My name is Colm Cunningham, and over the coming months, I'm going to be your host for these podcasts. In this introduction to our podcast, I will share with you a little bit about The Dementia Centre and the reason we hope you will tune in every fortnight to join me and your guests. Our podcasts aim to share our knowledge, the latest research and practice experience and that draws on over 25
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