Research About Assessment and Better Care Outcomes

The care of people with dementia in General Practice
- A literature review covering diagnosis, assessment and management of dementia in general practice, as well as a review examining the best way to change behaviour in General Practice to effect improvement in services
- Four focus groups of GPs and practice nurses, examining current and proposed practice in dementia assessment, diagnosis and management
- Inappropriate medication use in community dwelling elderly people with and without cognitive impairment

Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
- Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a literature review of psychosocial treatments and the identification of further research topics regarding treatment effectiveness and implementation
- Montessori activities as a treatment of challenging behaviours in people with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- A virtual model of service delivery for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Nursing care of people with Dementia
- Competencies in Dementia Care: Across Care Settings and Levels of Nursing Practice
- Recruitment and Retention of nurses in Dementia/Aged Care
- Strategies which recruit and retain dementia & aged care nurses in Australian health care settings

Transitions in care of people with Dementia
- Pathways into and through the health and aged care system for people with dementia

Physical co-morbidities of Dementia
- Development of guidelines for assessment and management of physical co-morbidities associated with dementia

Technology and Design
- Review of the role of technology and environmental design in delivering better care outcomes for people with dementia
- Environmental design for people with dementia: charting the gap between theory and practice in the design of new residential facilities
Rural and Remote
- Focus on current practice and best practice in dementia care in a remote or rural setting