Psychogeriatrics Course
This course provides essential training in psychogeriatrics, focusing on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of common mental health conditions in older adults, including practical tools, care planning, and ethical considerations to improve patient outcomes.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Psychogeriatrics Course equips you with practical skills to identify and manage depression, dementia, delirium, anxiety, and psychosis in older adults. You'll learn targeted mental status assessments, how to apply tools like MoCA, GDS, CAM, and 4AT, and how to interpret essential lab tests and imaging. Develop safe, person-centred care plans incorporating non-drug and medication approaches, provide support for caregivers, tackle safety concerns, and handle ethical and cultural matters confidently in daily practice.
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Develop skills
- Conduct a quick geriatric mental status exam with targeted cognitive and mood assessments.
- Distinguish between depression, dementia, and delirium using a straightforward clinical pathway.
- Create effective geriatric psychiatric care plans involving family and caregiver input.
- Enhance psychotropic prescribing for older adults by applying Beers Criteria, START/STOPP, and deprescribing techniques.
- Apply non-medication approaches to manage insomnia, agitation, and mood issues in later life.
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