Ten-year plan to fill dementia knowledge gaps Researchers will spend the next decade exploring the disease’s risk factors, prevention, stigma, and best-practice care.
Raising dementia awareness through collaboration GPs need to be better equipped with risk reduction tools and to help support patients with dementia, writes Dr Marita Long.
WONCA to highlight best-practice dementia care Presentations covering home palliative care, medication guidelines and worker attitudes will be on offer at next month’s conference in Sydney.
A day in the life of a GP with an interest in dementia Dr Steph Daly writes about what inspired her to care for this often-neglected group, and why she wants more colleagues to join the cause.
Sports injury database ‘would be a crucial resource’ A Senate report into concussion has broadly been welcomed, although there is no firm recommendation for evidence-based guidelines for GPs.
Researchers develop improved dementia screening tool The new test can more accurately predict a person’s 14-year risk of developing the disease when compared with other widely used tools.
In Practice: RACGP Faculty elections commence Nominations are now being accepted and the college is calling on members to step up and help shape the future of general practice.
Depression doubles dementia risk: Study The association between the two conditions persisted regardless of whether depression was diagnosed in early, middle, or late life.
Research finds chess and crosswords help lower dementia risk Mentally stimulating activities like games are helpful to lower the risk for one of the leading causes of death in Australia.
Researchers identify first case of CTE in a female athlete The Australian Sports Brain Bank team believe it is a ‘sentinel case’ that much can be learned from.