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Dementia Australia have welcomed guest speakers to record a specialised education video for you to access.
In this video we are joined by Associate Professor Michael Woodward discussing medications used to treat dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Michael will explain important considerations when managing medications and recent developments in research.
You will gain knowledge in:
- Medications for the treatment of dementia and mild cognitive impairment
- The importance of managing medications successfully
- Recent developments and research
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Suitable for: People living with dementia and their family carers and family members.
Associate Professor Michael Woodward AM
Associate Professor Michael Woodward AM is currently Director and Clinical Head of Aged Care Research, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Austin Health; Director, Memory Clinic and Director, Chronic Wound Management Clinic, Austin Health.
Michael's clinical specialties are Geriatric and General Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has a major interest in Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders.
Michael is a current Board member of the Dementia Australia Research Foundation and is past Chair of the Dementia Australia Dementia Research Foundation – Victoria (2012-2019), as well as an Honorary Medical Advisor to Dementia Australia. He was recently Chair of the Australasian Consortium of Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research, now called Dementia Trials Australia.
In 2016 he was awarded Membership of the Order of Australia for his work in dementia, as an author and his contribution to professional societies.