Primary Health Tasmania invites GPs and nurses working in aged care and general practice to join us for a webinar on behaviour support, services and psychotropics in dementia care. The webinar will discuss appropriate implementation, monitoring and ceasing of psychotropics and what to look for in a ‘Behaviour Support Plan’ to determine the requirement for psychotropic use. Additional topics will also include: eligibility requirements and overview of Dementia Support Australia (DSA) services for patients and carers, as well as how and when to reach out to the GP advice line for support from DSA. Lastly, we will touch on the important roles that Dementia Australia, Dementia Training Australia and Dementia Support Australia all play in dementia care.
This event is RACGP approved for 1.5 hours of Educational Activities.
ACRRM approval currently pending
Learning outcomes:
- Further develop knowledge of appropriate psychotropic use in dementia care.
- Understand the services available to support people living with dementia who are experiencing behaviour change.
- Understand the services and support available to carers of people living with dementia.
Speaker information:
Dr Stephen Macfarlane graduated from Monash University in 1991 and spent the next 17 years at Peninsula Health, prior to becoming a psychiatrist in 2003 and being appointed Director of Aged Psychiatry in 2005. In 2008 he spent some time on secondment as Deputy Chief Psychiatrist for Victoria prior to being appointed as Associate professor and Director of Aged Psychiatry at Alfred Health, where he remained until formally joining Hammond Care in 2016 as Head of Clinical Governance for Dementia Support Australia.