Driving assessments in dementia

Driving safely requires a wide range of manual and cognitive skills. Dementia can affect driving ability in many ways with changes often starting subtly but getting worse over time.

General Practitioners are often front and centre when the driving ability of a person living with dementia is in question. At this webinar you will hear practical tips from expert GP Medical Educators about the importance of beginning this conversation early, involving family and care-partners in the process, appropriate use of cognitive assessment tools and ongoing reassessment.

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Recall frameworks helpful in assessing and caring for people living with cognitive impairment and dementia
2. Explain the impact that dementia can have on a person's driving ability
3. Apply national driving guidelines when assessing a person's ability to drive.

Presenters:

Dr Steph Daly

Steph is a specialist GP in Dementia. She is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and has completed post-graduate training in Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford in the UK. More recently since moving to Australia she has become an advocate for patients living with dementia and has facilitated the practice she works at becoming one of the first dementia-friendly (Dementia Australia approved) GP surgeries in Australia.

Dr Peter Silberberg

Peter is an experienced GP, GP Supervisor and Medical Educator. He joined Dementia Training Australia as a Medical Educator in 2022. He has worked in many primary health sectors and currently works as a GP as the lead clinician at Rekindling The Spirit Health Service in Lismore (AMS) and as a GP at Lennox Head Medical Centre.

This session has been approved for 2 RACGP CPD hours (educational activity).