Grampians Region Dementia Project Status report November 2012 –1 Key objectives in response to identified gaps and issues: Dementia symptoms dismissed as a normal part of ageing build GP capacity and knowledge – Crisis presentations to services build community awareness and understanding of dementia – Low uptake of respite enhance programs and promote benefits of respite – Priority tasks Key deliverables Challenges/barriers Assistance GP Dementia Pathways Project Meetings with Heather Campbell, Aged Dementia diagnosis and Ensuring survey Grampians Medicare Locals to Care Manager, Jo Millard, Practice nurse management survey format is concise and distribute survey and Dr Colin Crook, GP Advisor Medicare emailed to General is of a length that Locals to develop and refine GP survey for Practitioners and Practice encourages distribution 6 November. Survey to close nurses in Grampians Region. practitioners to 30 November. complete it Proposal from University of Meeting with Helen Thompson, University Ballarat for Project worker Negotiating time University of Ballarat Project of Ballarat to discuss software to work with Dept of Health frames for project worker development. GP Dementia pathway and Medicare Locals to development and business case put forward to UB. Proposal develop software for web completion Grampians Medicare Locals from UB received and currently being based GP dementia pathway reviewed by stakeholders tool Working group implemented General practitioners and Engaging Seek working group membership to to assist with development practice nurses involvement in practitioners to analyse survey data, develop pathways and of the GP dementia pathway working group commit to the then test in clinic environment and working group evaluate. First working group meeting Specialist agencies, HACC proposed for early December. providers and Dementia Advisory group to provide feedback during development
Grampians Region Dementia Project Status report –1 November 2012 Key objectives in response to identified gaps and issues: Dementia symptoms dismissed as a normal part of ageing – build GP capacity and knowledge Crisis presentations to services – build community awareness and understanding of dementia Low uptake of respite – enhance programs and promote benefits of respite Priority tasks Key deliverables Challenges/barriers Assistance GP Dementia Pathways Project Meetings with Heather Campbell, Aged Care Manager, Jo Millard, Practice nurse and Dr Colin Crook, GP Advisor Medicare Locals to develop and refine GP survey for distribution 6 November. Survey to close 30 November. Meeting with Helen Thompson, University of Ballarat to discuss software development. GP Dementia pathway business case put forward to UB. Proposal from UB received and currently being reviewed by stakeholders Seek working group membership to analyse survey data, develop pathways and then test in clinic environment and evaluate. First working group meeting proposed for early December. Dementia diagnosis and management survey emailed to General Practitioners and Practice nurses in Grampians Region. Proposal from University of Ballarat for Project worker to work with Dept of Health and Medicare Locals to develop software for web based GP dementia pathway tool Working group implemented to assist with development of the GP dementia pathway Ensuring survey format is concise and is of a length that encourages practitioners to complete it Negotiating time frames for project development and completion Engaging practitioners to commit to the working group Grampians Medicare Locals to distribute survey University of Ballarat Project worker Grampians Medicare Locals General practitioners and practice nurses involvement in working group Specialist agencies, HACC providers and Dementia Advisory group to provide feedback during development
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