This module sets the foundation for your learning experience. It outlines the purpose of the course and provides essential information to help you navigate its structure and resources.

This module provides an overview of dementia, covering its various types, symptoms, progression patterns, diagnostic processes, and the importance of understanding individual rights and consent. By the end of this module, you will achieve the following learning objectives:

• Define dementia, its common types, prevalence, signs, and symptoms.
• Describe the diagnostic criteria and procedures for identifying dementia.
• Recognize the progression and assessment of cognitive and mobility decline in dementia, and how these changes impact individuals.
• Explain what responsive behaviours are in dementia and what causes them.
• Discuss the rights of individuals with dementia, evaluate ethical dilemmas regarding their rights, and assess their ability to provide informed consent.

• Implement individualization, engagement, and person-centred management strategies in the care plans for individuals living with dementia.
• Explain trauma-informed practices in dementia management.
• Identify and differentiate the roles and responsibilities of the interprofessional team in dementia management.
• Recognize and indicate key co-morbidities that require referrals to other team members.

This module focuses on effective communication and cognitive strategies for physiotherapists working with individuals with dementia, emphasizing techniques that enhance understanding, engagement, and cognitive function. By the end of this module, you will achieve the following learning objectives:

• Identify the common communication barriers experienced by individuals living with dementia.
• Apply practical communication and relationship-building approached with individuals with dementia who do and do not speak English.
• Explain effective communication strategies for interacting with individuals living with dementia in a rehabilitation environment.
• Describe the strategies and benefits of cognitive training in dementia rehabilitation.

This module focuses on physical rehabilitation assessments and interventions, using outcome measures and motor learning strategies. By the end of this module, you will achieve the following learning objectives:

• Identify and compare rehabilitation approaches for individuals living with dementia, focusing on how to evaluate outcomes for each approach.
• Identify principles of motor learning and rehabilitation measurement tools for tracking progress in individuals with dementia.

This module explores nutrition patterns and common medications in dementia management. By the end of this module, you will achieve the following learning objectives:

• Describe common challenges and various dietary modifications associated with the nutritional management of individuals with dementia.
• Explain common medications used in the management of dementia and their side effects, interactions, and considerations for their use.

This module addresses safety and mobility considerations, focusing on creating dementia-friendly environments, assistive devices and technology, and restraint use. By the end of this module, you will achieve the following learning objectives:

• Discuss the concept of a dementia-friendly public and personal environment.
• Determine physical and social influences on dementia-friendly communities.
• Describe the different types of assistive devices and their uses in dementia management.
• Identify the risks of restraint use and comply with restraint policies.

This module focuses on the impact of dementia on care partners by identifying signs of burnout, barriers to care, and ways to support care partners. By the end of this module, you will achieve the following learning objective:

• Identify signs and symptoms of care partner burnout.
• Describe the emotional, physical, social, and financial burdens that care partners’ experience.
• Explain ways to support care partners who are managing the stresses of providing care.
• Recommend useful support for care partners of an individual living with dementia.