Explore this section to view Commission videos for caring for cognitive impairment, relevant launches and our campaign webinars.
Ellie Newman – Cognitive Impairment Coordinator – Royal Perth Bentley Group
Ellie Newman shares the importance of cognitive impairment champions being present and engaged with staff, and having an organised filing system to keep up with the momentum.
To watch the full interview, click here.
Angela Nelson – Aged Services Emergency Team – Tamworth Hospital
Delirium is an acute condition. Angela Nelson talks about the actions to recognise delirium in the emergency department: investigating with family and GP, cognitive screening, delirium risk assessment screening.
Professor Jenny May – Clinical Dean – Peel Health, University of Newcastle
Professor May talks about why it is important to avoid hospitalisation of people with dementia whenever possible. Hospitalisation can often be prevented by addressing relatively small factors that have a large impact on someone with dementia, such as treating a urinary tract infection promptly.
Professor Sue Kurrle – Health Care of Older People, University of Sydney
Delirium is a medical emergency which can lead to disability or death. This video explains how the sudden, acute confusion of delirium is different from dementia, the risk factors, importance of screening, and identifying the cause of the delirium to treat it.
Clinicians outline the essential components of communication when people with dementia transition between hospital care and the home.
In this video clinicians talk about communication at transition of care, including the importance of information provided by carers, informing the GP of a delirium, and follow-up after the patient has returned home.
Dr Stephen Edlin – Director of Training for Intensive Care – Clinical Care Institute WA
People with dementia are more at risk of delirium while at hospital. Dr Stephen Edlin talks bout the risks of a delirium to patients, relatives and staff, the possible causes, management of delirium, and the importance of information that can be provided by relatives.
This webinar will be of interest to those who would like to understand how safe and high quality care is provided in ED and ICU settings for people with cognitive impairment and at risk of delirium.
Slides available here.
This webinar will be of interest to those who would like to understand how to set up and implement a person centred volunteer program within their hospital.
The slides are available here.
This webinar explores a number of aspects of improving the hospital environment including environment design principles and putting these principles into practice.
The video features Dementia Training Australia
Executive Director Richard Fleming and Lithgow Hospital General Manager Jill Marjoram. Dementia Training Australia is funded by the Federal Government to provide dementia education and training across Australia.
The slides are available here.
This webinar covers key elements including medication reconciliation and review, appropriate prescribing and consumer involvement along with illustrating the importance of a team approach.
This webinar discusses the inclusion of cognitive impairment in NSQHS Standards and offered an opportunity for participants to consider their role as lead cognitive champions. Slides available here.
Professor Sharon Inouye is interviewed by Associate Professor Gideon Caplan. They discuss the vital importance of addressing delirium in our health care system.
Author and advocate, Christine Bryden, shares her experiences as a person living with dementia at the launch of A Better Way to Care: Safe and high quality care for patients with cognitive impairment in 2014.
Mr Samuel launches A Better Way to Care: Safe and high quality care for patients with cognitive impairment resources in 2014.
Dr Swan interviews a panel at the campaign launch in January 2016.
Professor Marshall launches the Caring for Cognitive Impairment campaign in January 2016.
Ms Weir presents the perspective of a general manager where small, positive changes at her hospital made a big difference, at the launch of the campaign in January 2016.
Professor Kurrle explains the importance of recognising cognitive impairment at the campaign launch in January 2016.
The conference was hosted by SA Health on 9 March 2018.
We created greater staff awareness – extract from Ms van der Merwe’s interview.
We developed a resource to engage patients – extract from Ms Summers interview.
We can manage delirium better – extract from Ms Coyle’s interview.
What it has meant for me as a clinician – extract from Ms Strahand’s interview.
We involved carers through TOP 5 – Extract from Ms Bacorro’s interview.
Author and advocate, Christine Bryden, shares her experiences as a person living with dementia at the launch of A Better Way to Care: Safe and high quality care for patients with cognitive impairment in 2014.
Ms Gilmore shares her experience of her husband’s hospital admissions at the campaign launch in January 2016.
Ms Scott questions presenters at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’s launch of the Delirium Clinical Care Standard in July 2016.
Ms Jackman presents a consumer perspective at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’s launch of the Delirium Clinical Care Standard in July 2016.
The conference was hosted by SA Health on 9 March 2018.