What you'll learn in this expert session
Managing comorbidities in a patient with dementia is an increasingly common challenge in general practice.
In this presentation, A/Prof Mark Yates describes the interaction between dementia and these comorbidities. In addition, he will outline the practical interventions that can be undertaken in primary care to improve management of comorbidities in patients with progressive dementia who will find self-management more and more difficult over time, but who need to have these conditions under control to benefit, not only their overall health, but also their dementia.
About the Expert
A/Prof Mark Yates
A/Prof Mark Yates is a consultant physician in geriatric medicine. He has clinical roles in the Grampians Region Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service (CDAMS) and as a Geriatrician to the Ballarat Health Services Sub-Acute Service.
