A very special episode of Dementia in Practice where one of our own GPs, Dr Steph Daly talks with her GP colleagues Drs Hilton Koppe and Rebecca Moore about the challenges she experienced as a doctor and a daughter when one of her parents was diagnosed with dementia.

Resources

Providing person centered care - About me document Dementia Support Australia – for assisting in creating information about an individual.

https://www.dementia.com.au/resource-hub/about-me-resources

Guidance for goals of care discussions in the elderly

https://www.palliaged.com.au/Evidence-Centre/Evidence-Summaries/Goals-of-Care

CPD

1. Review the palliaged document above – consider for dementia with use of resources from DTA such as the trajectory slide and stages framework, how you might advise patients or assist patients in advanced care directive conversations.
2. If you work in aged care, consider the utility of a document such as the about me resource, and how this might assist in your ability to provide person centered care for an individual
3. If you have a family member affected by dementia, reflect on whether this has impacted your practice and how you care for other people whom you see living with dementia.