Palliative Care in Dementia

George Crowther, Specialist Trainee in Old Age Psychiatry, Towngate House, Leeds, UK Annette Edwards, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK Stephen Curran, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, UK

Dementia - The Hidden Epidemic. End Stage Dementia - Current Issues. Living with End Stage Dementia - First Hand Experience. Palliative Care Principles applied to Dementia. Forearmed - Preparing for the Impact of Dementia. The Caring Environment. Assessing Psychiatric Symptoms in End Stage Dementia. Managing Psychiatric Symptoms in End Stage Dementia. Managing Physical Illness. Managing Physical Symptoms. Pain Assessment and Management. Supporting Carers. The Financial and Social impact of Caring in End Stage Dementia. End of Life Care. Living and Dying with Dementia in Dignity.