Alcohol related Korsakoffs disease is most likely non-progressive. Of those who do, there is probably an additional underlying disease process. #ANZSGM2021 Assoc. Professor Dr Steven Macfarlane #geriatrics #medtwitter
Discussing people with dementia who have Brodaty Tier 5-6+ behaviours and the role of Specialist Dementia Care Units. More info here: health.gov.au/initiatives-an…
#ANZSGM2021 Assoc. Professor Dr Steven Macfarlane #geriatrics #medtwitter
#ANZSGM2021 Assoc. Professor Dr Steven Macfarlane #geriatrics #medtwitter
SDCP: behaviours need to be refractory to management by a specialist or specialist service. Behaviours might flare but if they are addressed by a geriatrician/psychogeriatrician or other specialist service and allowed to settle, then they will not meet criteria. #ANZSGM2021
Great modification of Brodaty's tiered model of service delivery and how it relates to services available. #ANZSGM2021 Assoc. Professor Dr Steven Macfarlane #geriatrics #medtwitter 
Dementia Support Australia referral has doubled from roughly 6000 since 2017 to over 12,000 in 2020. #ANZSGM2021 Assoc. Professor Dr Steven Macfarlane #geriatrics #medtwitter
Average clients - females more likely to need DBMAS (Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service level input, males: SBRT (Severe Behaviour Response Team). #ANZSGM2021 Assoc. Professor Dr Steven Macfarlane #geriatrics #medtwitter
What happens when you give individualised multimodal nonpharmacological measures to people with severe BPSD? Outcomes on NPIs were between 60 and 75% reduction on BPSD which dwarfs effect sizes of antipsychotics. VERY exciting!! #ANZSGM2021 Assoc. Professor Dr Steven Macfarlane
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