Psychogeriatrics Course
This course provides essential training in psychogeriatrics, focusing on the identification, assessment, and management of common mental health conditions in older adults, including depression, dementia, delirium, anxiety, and psychosis. Participants will gain hands-on skills in using validated assessment tools, interpreting diagnostic tests, developing integrated care plans, and addressing ethical considerations to enhance patient care.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Psychogeriatrics Course equips you with practical skills to spot and handle depression, dementia, delirium, anxiety, and psychosis in older people. You will learn targeted mental status assessments, how to apply tools like MoCA, GDS, CAM, and 4AT, and how to read important lab tests and scans. Develop safe, person-focused care plans that incorporate non-drug and medication approaches, assist caregivers, tackle safety concerns, and deal with ethical and cultural matters confidently in daily practice.
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Develop skills
- Quick mental status check for older adults: carry out targeted cognitive and mood assessments.
- Tell apart depression, dementia, and delirium with a straightforward clinical guide.
- Create practical psychiatric care plans for elders, involving family and caregiver input.
- Improve prescribing of psychiatric drugs for seniors using Beers criteria, START/STOPP, and deprescribing methods.
- Put in place non-medication approaches for sleep problems, restlessness, and mood issues in later life.
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