The elderly patient
Provided by BMJ Learning
About the course
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After completing this course, you should:
On completion of this course you should be able to:
- Understand the optimal medication regime for people with dementia
- Understand the importance of treating underlying medical conditions for all dementia patients
- Appreciate the needs of the carers of people with dementia
- Know the clinical criteria for diagnosing dementia with Lewy bodies
- Be able to develop an approach to treating patients with dementia with Lewy bodies
- Recognise, diagnose and manage patients with delirium.