The ISLAND Clinic: early assessment and diagnosis of cognitive impairment.
A 45-minute webinar hosted by Primary Health Tasmania about The ISLAND Clinic: early assessment and diagnosis of cognitive impairment.
The ISLAND Clinic is a bulk-billed diagnostic interdisciplinary clinic that is associated with research and available to all Tasmanians with suspected cognitive impairment.
The clinic has been developed by the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, and was established to provide timely assessment and diagnosis of cognitive symptoms and develop a management plan for the clients, families and friends, carers, and GPs. The benefits of a timely diagnosis include planning, access to support services, advice regarding driving, modifying risk factors, potential treatment options, future planning and opportunities to take part in research studies.
The Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT) has developed a national clinical quality registry, cognitive clinics, and clinical trials network. The ISLAND clinic will form part of this nationwide cognitive clinic group. Clients will have the opportunity to participate in research, both current and future, and will have the right to decline or withdraw research participation at any stage of the process with no compromise to their clinical care.
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