Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services at Dementia Support Australia, joins Hilton to discuss the causes of changed behaviour in dementia. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Stephen outlines evidence-based strategies to understand and respond to behavioural and psychological symptoms in a person centred way.


Show Notes


● Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/

● Dementia Support Australia https://www.dementia.com.au/

● Dementia Support Australia – GP Advice Service https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/gpas

● Dementia Support Australia 24-Hour Helpline: 1800 699 799

● RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log

 

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services at Dementia Support Australia, joins Hilton to discuss the causes of changed behaviour in dementia. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Stephen outlines evidence-based strategies to understand and respond to behavioural and psychological symptoms in a person centred way.
 Show Notes
 ● Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub <a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a>
● Dementia Support Australia <a href="https://www.dementia.com.au/">https://www.dementia.com.au/</a>
● Dementia Support Australia &ndash; GP Advice Service <a href="https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/gpas">https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/gpas</a>
● Dementia Support Australia 24-Hour Helpline: 1800 699 799
● RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD <a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a>
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Listen as GPs talk about dementia, its types, diagnosis, management, impacts and more...

Listen as GPs talk about dementia, its types, diagnosis, management, impacts and more...

Dementia in Practice

Dementia Training Australia

S5 Ep 5 Understanding Changed Behaviour in Dementia

In this insightful episode, Bec speaks with Tasmanian geriatrician Professor David Dunsbabin about less common dementias, including Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Disease. The conversation focuses on key clinical features, symptom patterns, and practical tips for differentiation in everyday practice.

Show Notes
Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/  
MBI checklist - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/  
RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log 
Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/

In this insightful episode, Bec speaks with Tasmanian geriatrician Professor David Dunsbabin about less common dementias, including Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Disease. The conversation focuses on key clinical features, symptom patterns, and practical tips for differentiation in everyday practice.
Show Notes
<ul>
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</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">MBI checklist -&nbsp;<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD -&nbsp;<a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub <a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a></li>
</ul>

S5 Ep 4 Beyond Alzheimer's disease Dementias

In this episode, Hilton is joined by Professor Kaarin Anstey from UNSW’s Ageing Futures Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia. Together, they explore how memory is stored and retrieved, and unpack the critical distinctions between normal cognitive ageing, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia.

Show Notes 
Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/  
MBI Checklist - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/  
CogDrisk Cognitive Risk Assessment Tool - https://cogdrisk.neura.edu.au/  
Roche Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) Product Information - https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au   
JAMA Network - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary and Secondary Care - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care | Neurology | JAMA | JAMA Network 
RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log 
Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub - https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/ 

In this episode, Hilton is joined by Professor Kaarin Anstey from UNSW&rsquo;s Ageing Futures Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia. Together, they explore how memory is stored and retrieved, and unpack the critical distinctions between normal cognitive ageing, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia.
Show Notes&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">MBI Checklist - <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">CogDrisk Cognitive Risk Assessment Tool - <a href="https://cogdrisk.neura.edu.au/">https://cogdrisk.neura.edu.au/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Roche Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) Product Information - <a href="https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au">https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">JAMA Network - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary and Secondary Care - <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821669">Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care | Neurology | JAMA | JAMA Network</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD -&nbsp;<a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="8" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub - <a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

S5 Ep 3 The Spectrum of Cognitive Change

 

In this special bonus episode, familiar guest Dr Steph Daly returns for a cameo conversation with Hilton. Drawing on her involvement in an ongoing clinical trial, Steph shares emerging insights into the role of blood-based biomarkers in assessing people presenting with cognitive symptoms in general practice, and what this evolving evidence could mean for future clinical pathways.   

Show Notes 
Alzheimer’s Association® Clinical Practice Guideline: Integrating Blood-Based Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease Specialized Care https://pro.alz.org/files/download/E224A154-A199-4DE6-92DA-0B2F87727B70.pdf  
Roche Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) Product Information - https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au  
JAMA Network - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care | Neurology | JAMA | JAMA Network
ADNeT - Blood Based Biomarker Study - enquiry information for GPs in Melbourne, Adelaide and Newcastle - Blood-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease in Primary Care: A Before and After Study - Australian Dementia Network
Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub - https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/
RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log 

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In this special bonus episode, familiar guest Dr Steph Daly returns for a cameo conversation with Hilton. Drawing on her involvement in an ongoing clinical trial, Steph shares emerging insights into the role of blood-based biomarkers in assessing people presenting with cognitive symptoms in general practice, and what this evolving evidence could mean for future clinical pathways. &nbsp;&nbsp;
Show Notes&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Alzheimer&rsquo;s Association&reg; Clinical Practice Guideline: Integrating Blood-Based Biomarkers in Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease Specialized Care <a href="https://pro.alz.org/files/download/E224A154-A199-4DE6-92DA-0B2F87727B70.pdf">https://pro.alz.org/files/download/E224A154-A199-4DE6-92DA-0B2F87727B70.pdf</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul></ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Roche Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) Product Information - <a href="https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au">https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">JAMA Network - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care - <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2821669">Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care | Neurology | JAMA | JAMA Network</a></li>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">ADNeT - Blood Based Biomarker Study - enquiry information for GPs in Melbourne, Adelaide and Newcastle - <a href="https://www.australiandementianetwork.org.au/initiatives/screening-and-trials/blood-based-biomarkers-for-alzheimers-disease-in-primary-care-a-before-and-after-study/">Blood-Based Biomarkers for Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease in Primary Care: A Before and After Study - Australian Dementia Network</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Dementia Training Australia &ndash; General Practitioners Hub - <a href="https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/">https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/</a></li>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="6" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - <a href="https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log">https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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