Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services at Dementia Support Australia, joins Hilton to discuss the causes of changed behaviour in dementia. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Stephen outlines evidence-based strategies to understand and respond to behavioural and psychological symptoms in a person centred way.

Show Notes

● Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/

● Dementia Support Australia https://www.dementia.com.au/

● Dementia Support Australia – GP Advice Service https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/gpas

● Dementia Support Australia 24-Hour Helpline: 1800 699 799

● RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log

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In this insightful episode, Bec speaks with Tasmanian geriatrician Professor David Dunsbabin about less common dementias, including Frontotemporal Dementia and Lewy Body Disease. The conversation focuses on key clinical features, symptom patterns, and practical tips for differentiation in everyday practice.

Show Notes

• Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/

• MBI checklist - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/

• RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log
• Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/

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In this episode, Hilton is joined by Professor Kaarin Anstey from UNSW’s Ageing Futures Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia. Together, they explore how memory is stored and retrieved, and unpack the critical distinctions between normal cognitive ageing, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia.

Show Notes

• Mild Behavioural Impairment (MBI) Diagnostic Criteria - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/table/T1/

• MBI Checklist - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5652315/figure/F2/

• CogDrisk Cognitive Risk Assessment Tool - https://cogdrisk.neura.edu.au/

• Roche Elecsys Phospho-Tau (181P) Product Information - https://elabdoc-prod.roche.com/eLD/api/downloads/e21936a3-0b6c-f011-3091-005056a772fd?countryIsoCode=au

• JAMA Network - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary and Secondary Care - Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care | Neurology | JAMA | JAMA Network

• RACGP Quick Log for GP CPD - https://mycpd.racgp.org.au/log

• Dementia Training Australia – General Practitioners Hub - https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/

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