The RaDAR team is pleased to provide these resources for healthcare providers and professionals.
Most of these resources have been produced by RaDAR team members and are intended to provide more detail about the subject area. These resources are not exhaustive, nor should the content provided be used in place of a consultation with a practicing professional. These are being made available as a basic resource.
Is there a session we can help you locate? Please email rural.dementia@usask.ca
Alzheimer Society released National Dementia Guidelines for disclosing a diagnosis. A toolkit, detailed report, and infographic help family physicians, specialists and nurse practitioners communicate a dementia diagnosis more effectively.
A recorded education session for health care providers about diagnosing and staging dementia
CCNA Team 16 has developed a Canadian online resource to help decision making around driving and dementia
An education session slide deck for Saskatchewan health care providers about dementia and driving, and referring to SGI's medical review unit
A recorded education session for health care providers about referral options available from RRMC
A recorded education session for health care providers about management of end-stage dementia
A recorded education session for health care providers about medications used in management of dementia
The Offices of the Public Guardian and Trustee offer Saskatchewan-jurisdiction-specific information relating to matters of legal capacity
An education session slide deck for health care providers about managing behavioural symptoms of dementia in long-term care
A podcast for Saskatchewan health care providers about driving and dementia
A podcast for clinicians about considerations when prescribing cholinesterase inhibitors.
A video animation that provides guidance on when to refer to the Rural and Remote Memory Clinic in Saskatoon, and when to diagnose in primary care.
