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“One in eight hospital patients is affected by delirium, which can make people unsteady on their feet, increases the risk of developing dementia and can result in longer hospital stays or admission to a care home.”
“Older people are at the greatest risk from COVID-19. If infected they may present with or develop a delirium. However, delirium is not exclusive to older people and may well be seen in any patient with severe infection, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and those requiring invasive ventilation on ICU units… Delirium, especially its hyperactive motor form, will present significant additional challenges in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.”
This conference focuses on the prevention, assessment and management of people with delirium. Through national updates and practical case studies the conference will equip you to spread the message that delirium is preventable, and develop your skills in the recognition, assessment and management of delirium. The conference will include case study sessions focusing delirium as a symptom of coronavirus and how this should be managed, delirium and dementia, delirium following surgery, delirium in the ICU and delirium at the end of life.
This conference will enable you to:
- Network with colleagues who are working to improve practice in the prevention, recognition, assessment and management of people with delirium
- Learn from outstanding practice in prevention delirium
- Reflect on lived experience
- Understand delirium as a symptom of coronavirus and how this should be managed, and what we can learn from the pandemic with regard to delirium management
- Reflect on national developments and learning
- Develop the role of delirium champions
- Understand latest evidence on the causes of delirium
- Implement principles of assessment for those at risk of delirium and those presenting with symptoms
- Develop your skills in Early Assessment of Delirium through the use of Electronic Assessment for delirium
- Understand how you can reduce confusion and delirium following surgery
- Identify key strategies for improving psychological care of critical care patients with ICU associated delirium
- Understand the role of a delirium outreach service in supporting patients at home with unresolved delirium
- Learn from best practice in managing delirium at the end of life, and improving communication with patients and carers
- Self assess and reflect on your own practice
- Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence
