Online dementia course
Recognising and acting on pain in people living with dementia for direct care workers
3 hrs
3 weeks
Cost free
Certificate of Completion
Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
Suitable for people working in:
Residential Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Mixed, Respite Care, Palliative Care
About this Course
Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this course, you will be able to describe:
- The mechanism of pain.
- Issues relating to recognising pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
- What would lead you to think a person with dementia might be in pain.
- That information is needed to properly assess pain.
- Strategies for managing pain.
- Why it is important to check the management plan is working.
In this course, you will complete the following modules:
Module 1
The recognition of pain for direct care workers
This module provides an overview of pain and how to recognise pain in people with dementia who can’t tell us...
Module 2
Assessing pain for direct care workers
This module will explore how to assess pain in people living with dementia who are not able to report their...
Module 3
Pain management strategies for direct care workers
This module raises awareness of person-centred pain management and the importance of pain evaluation
Continuing Professional Development
Completion of this course provides 3 hours of continuing professional development. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion.
- John Quinn (Dementia Advocate)
- Professor Meera Agar
- Professor Jennifer Abbey
- Juliane Samara (Nurse Practitioner)
- Glenys Petrie (Dementia Advocate)
- Dr Peter Tenni (Director of Consultant Pharmacy Services)
- Dr Hilton Koppe (General Practitioner)
- Nikki Johnston (Nurse Practitioner)
Benefits of learning with DTA
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Increase your knowledge of dementia
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Ongoing access to review course content
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Certificate of Completion
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Continued professional development
Getting started
After enrolment, your course will appear in your Dashboard under My Enrolments. You will also receive an email with instructions to get started.
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Modules can be completed individually and in any order. You may choose to complete any module, based on your areas of interest.
Some modules may have prerequisites. If a module has a prerequisite you’ll need to complete that first to ensure you have the essential prior knowledge required. Modules with a prerequisite will be clearly marked.
A Certificate of completion is awarded on successful completion of a DTA course or module. You may use this certificate toward your Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Access your Certificates in your Dashboard.
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Version history
| Published: | 21 Aug 2020 |
| Updated: | 16 Aug 2023 |
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