Australia General Practice Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session discusses the aspects of elderly population demographics and the effect of ageing of the population. This session was reviewed by Khya...

Ageing is a gradual series of changes over time that leads to the loss of function of organs and cells, with the eventual outcome of death. This is a ...

Caring for older people is complicated by the challenges of multiple conditions, poor communication and atypical presentations. This session highlight...

Elderly people are particularly susceptible to side-effects of drugs; many of these are avoidable. This session outlines the principles of prescribing...

A third of people over the age of 65 will have at least one fall in the next year. Management in primary care aims to reduce the consequences of falls...

Common in older people, delirium, also known as acute confusional state and 'off legs' have subtle features, leading to under-diagnosis. A result of s...

This session describes an approach to understanding the signs and symptoms of dementia in primary care and provides an overview of the epidemiology an...

This session looks at the broader aspects of providing long term care for people with dementia, including issues concerning non-cognitive symptoms, ho...

Mental capacity is the ability to take actions affecting daily life. This session provides an overview of the legal and practical implications of asse...

This session forms the first stage of providing the health visitor profession with a model of practice that you and families can use to guide your wor...