2012 Archive
School of Applied Psychology Seminar Series - Wednesday 11th January 1.00pm - 2.00pm Room CEC 7 & 8
School of Applied Psychology Seminar Series - Wednesday 11th January 1.00pm - 2.00pm Room CEC 7 & 8
School of Applied Psychology
Research Seminar Series
Wednesday 11th January 2012
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Venue: Cork Enterprise Centre, Distillery Fields, North Mall (Room CEC 7 & 8)
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Presenter: Dr. Suzanne Timmons, Senior Lecturer,
Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, UCC.
Cognitive impairment in an older person: dementia, delirium, and everything in between
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Abstract:
This presentation will focus on older people who are hospitalised due to, or with incidental, cognitive impairment, but can be extrapolated to any setting and to younger people. It will cover the various ways to screen for and diagnose delirium, the difference and overlap between delirium and dementia, the added confounder of depression affecting cognitive performance, and the need for "dementia friendly hospitals". It will draw on published research from others and our own on-going research in this area.
All welcome