Enhanced Diagnostic Skills in Dementia Identification, Care and Treatment

Continuing Professional Development (short course)

Cambridge, Chelmsford

12 weeks

Module level: 7

Module credits: 30 credits

Overview

We’ll equip you with the knowledge, skills and competencies required to independently identify cases of dementia syndrome in the community setting. We’ll cover the principles of the types of dementia, functional and cognitive assessment, delirium, and reversible dementias.

Full description

Who should attend?

To join this course you'll be a registered clinician with recent experience in working with older adults and currently working in an appropriate clinical setting. You'll require a suitably qualified medical supervisor (e.g. consultant psychiatrist, neurologist).

Dates

Please note: this course is delivered face-to-face on campus.

The following dates may be subject to change:

  • Wednesday 27 March 2024 (Introduction)
  • Wednesday 8, 15, 22 and 29 May
  • Wednesday 5, 12, 19 and 26 June
  • Wednesday 3, 10, 17 and 24 July

Where you'll study

Your faculty

The Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care is the largest in ARU, with over 7,000 students. Our Faculty is teeming with expertise and primed to meet the demand for creating health professionals, teachers, doctors, scientists and educators for the three districts we serve: Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough.

We have been training undergraduates for professional roles for over 25 years, with a reputation for quality, dedication and ambition balanced with student satisfaction.

We know that to give our students the very best experiential learning, prior to getting into the workplace, simulation is second to none, for safe, realistic, learning environments. We have invested heavily in purpose built simulated wards, science labs and skills space, to support our students through their learning.

Where can I study?

Chelmsford
Tindal Building on our Chelmsford campus

Our striking, modern campus sits by the riverside in Chelmsford's University and Innovation Quarter.

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Cambridge
Lord Ashcroft Building on our Cambridge campus

Our campus is close to the centre of Cambridge, often described as the perfect student city.

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Fees & funding

Course fees

30 credits (Level 7) for courses starting in 2023/24

£1,667

Funding for CPD

Please ask your manager or Education Lead about available funding before you apply.

Contact details

Michael Hart
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CPD Admissions Team
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Entry requirements

To join this course you'll be a registered clinician with recent experience in working with older adults and currently working in an appropriate clinical setting. You'll require a suitably qualified medical supervisor (e.g. consultant psychiatrist, neurologist).

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