Psychogeriatrics Course
This course provides essential training in psychogeriatrics, focusing on the diagnosis, assessment, and management of common mental health conditions in the elderly, including practical tools and strategies for effective care.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
The Psychogeriatrics Course equips you with practical skills to identify and handle depression, dementia, delirium, anxiety, and psychosis in elderly people. You will learn targeted mental status assessments, apply tools like MoCA, GDS, CAM, and 4AT, and analyse important lab tests and scans. Develop secure, individual-focused care strategies using non-medication and drug-based methods, assist caregivers, tackle safety concerns, and manage ethical and cultural matters confidently in daily work.
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Develop skills
- Conduct quick mental status exam for older adults: perform targeted cognitive and mood evaluations.
- Distinguish between depression, dementia, and delirium with a straightforward clinical guide.
- Create effective psychiatric care plans for the elderly, including support for family and caregivers.
- Improve prescribing of psychiatric drugs for seniors using Beers criteria, START/STOPP, and deprescribing approaches.
- Apply non-medication techniques for managing sleep problems, restlessness, and mood issues in later life.
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