Resources

In this webinar from the Older Persons Advocacy Network, the panel explores what psychotropics are and why they’ve been overused in Australia. They will also cover the questions to ask your health care team when discussing medications and what treatment options are most suitable for different people. (1 h 4 m)

In this webinar from the Older Persons Advocacy Network, you’ll hear first-hand from a person living with dementia about the common misconceptions about people living with dementia. Panellists also talk about the rights of the person living with dementia, their families and carers to make informed choices about their treatment, and alternative approaches to medication. (1 hr 5 m)

The first webinar of this series from the Older Persons Advocacy Network, in which our panel of experts discuss issues associated with medication management and chemical restraint. They will also discuss the rights and roles of the older person, partners, carers, families and representatives in making informed choices about medication. (1 h 3 m)

Informational video about medication choices from the Older Persons Advocacy Network. Available in 15 languages (Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Croatian, Dutch, French, Italian, Greek, German, Maltese, Macedonian, Polish, Tagalog, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese). (6 min)

In this video from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, pharmacist and researcher Dr Emily Reeve speaks about the importance of deprescribing medications, particularly as people age and accumulate multiple medication prescriptions. She talks about tools and guides to be developed to support clinicians in undertaking and understanding the process. (6 min)

This brochure from the Older Persons Advocacy Network equips you with the ability to have an informed and active role in your decisions about what medications you take. Available in 15 languages (Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Croatian, Dutch, French, Italian, Greek, German, Maltese, Macedonian, Polish, Tagalog, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese)

This webpage provides information about medicines and dementia, including resources, distress, strategies to manage distress, medicines to manage distress symptoms, treatment, decision-making rights, other conditions with dementia, medicines-related problems for people with dementia, and tips for good medicine management (includes video).

This information sheet from NPS MedicineWise outlines the reasons for or causes of distress in people with dementia and suggests strategies to prevent or eliminate these underlying factors.

This booklet from the Older Persons Advocacy Network equips you with the ability to have an informed and active role in your decisions about what medications you take. Available in 15 languages (Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified, Croatian, Dutch, French, Italian, Greek, German, Maltese, Macedonian, Polish, Tagalog, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese).

This helpsheet from Dementia Support Australia provides information that may help keep a person living with dementia comfortable, and increase their quality of life, as they approach the end of life.