In this episode, Bec speaks with Ai Lian Lee from Dementia Training Australia’s pharmacy team. Ai Lian outlines how pharmacists can be of assistance to GPs who care for people with impaired cognition. They also discuss which drugs may impair cognition, and which drugs can assist. 

 

Show Notes 
Dementia Training Australia – Common Medicines That May Affect Cognition - Medications that affect cognition | Dementia Resource | Dementia Training Australia (DTA) 
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Deprescribing in Older People - Deprescribing 
RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log 

In this episode, Bec speaks with Ai Lian Lee from Dementia Training Australia&rsquo;s pharmacy team. Ai Lian outlines how pharmacists can be of&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to GPs who care for people with impaired cognition. They also discuss which drugs may impair cognition, and which drugs can&nbsp;assist.&nbsp;
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Show Notes&nbsp;
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<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="5" 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>
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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...