Dementia Masterclass 5th September 2018

Post date: 12-Sep-2018 11:10:49

Many thanks for your attendance and participation in the Dementia Master Class, as promised the presentations can be found below, and some of the items discussed are referenced below with relevant links for you to find easily

• The Sheffield Dementia protocol – this can be found on the PressPortal here – Note this will be updated shortly to reflect recent NICE updates. There are a number of other protocols to support mental Health conditions also on the Pressportal, they are aimed to provide local information, support and details around referral and prescribing; GAD, depression and older adult mental heath
• Anticholinergic Congnitive Burden references;
  • Article for practice bulletin.
  • You may also be interested in the following article aimed at explaining this issue to patients - link.
  • Review tool (attached) – Note the list of ACB meds is not comprehensive and you will need to cross reference with a validated ACB risk tool, e.g. Scottish polypharmacy or Aging Brain. This calculator can be used and is based on one of the validated tools - http://www.acbcalc.com/
  • Copy of an article around work Northern Ireland GPs have carried out around reviewing medication for OAB.
• Patient decision aids (PDA); one to support discussions around the use of antipsychotics (also see user guide ) and another enteral feeding in severe dementia (user guide). The following page on the medicines and prescribing section of the Sheffield CCG intranet links to a host of other PDAs to support conversations in other disease areas such as anticoag in AF, lipid modification… - http://www.intranet.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/medicines-optimisation.htm