Learning programmes and assessments

On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to:

• recognise the signs and symptoms of the different types of dementia, disease progression and the importance of an early diagnosis
• describe the lifestyle changes that can reduce the risk of developing dementia and how you can support people and carers to adopt these
• outline the different holistic and pharmacological treatment options for patients with dementia and evaluate their place in practice
• review the ways in which pharmacy teams can improve the outcomes for people living with dementia
• support people living with dementia, their families and carers by signposting them to appropriate resources and information.

On your computer: You can open this programme as a PDF in your web browser. We recommend that you download and save it to your computer and view it through Adobe Reader.

On your tablet device: If you would like to view this programme on your tablet device you can download the PDF and open it within a free PDF reader app. We have tested this type of programme in a few apps and found that it works in the Adobe Reader app on Android and Apple devices and the PDF Reader app on Apple devices.

• Pharmacists
• Pharmacy technicians
• Pre-registration trainees
• CPPE registrants