Global Dementia Education Initiative for Religious Communities

Course overview

Join us in this Professional Development MasterClass aimed at enhancing dementia diagnosis, management, and care among clinical professionals serving aging Catholic religious communities globally. This is a 6 month virtual course, conducted online via a mixture of interactive and self-directed learning.

Aims & Objectives

• Equip clinical professionals with evidence-based skills in dementia care to manage the needs of aging Catholic religious orders.
• Foster a global learning community across diverse regional and cultural contexts within the Catholic vocational context.
• Encourage Quality Improvement (QI) projects in delegates’ own institutions.

Delegates will be expected to:

• Complete each module of the course, provided weekly and comprising a video session and additional reading
• Complete a short self-assessment at the end of each module
• Attend the final live session and participate actively in the discussion
• Undertake a small service development project over the course of 6 months around the topic of dementia
• Present their service development project in the final live meeting
• Course leaders will be mentors to students throughout the course and for 6 months after the course to support development of dementia services. Course material will be in English. Interactive sessions will be English.