Memory First Aid: remote memory service and webinar-based dementia training for non-medical graduates in Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
| Autor: | Prabhat Pradhan, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, Kaushik Mukhopadhaya, Rahul Tomar, Arun Jha, Khem Raj Bhatt, Bhaweshwar Singh, Shehan Williams |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Service (business)
Medical education media_common.quotation_subject first aid Remote memory South Asia medicine.disease remote Training (civil) Literacy 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Nepal Workforce Pandemic medicine Dementia 030212 general & internal medicine Special Paper Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery First aid media_common |
| Zdroj: | BJPsych International |
| ISSN: | 2058-6264 2056-4740 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/bji.2020.42 |
| Popis: | The prevalence of dementia is rising in low-resource countries, where specialist memory services are almost non-existent. The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for innovative remote healthcare. Research shows a lack of dementia literacy and help-seeking behaviour for memory-related problems among older adults in South Asian countries. This paper proposes a remote memory service model and virtual dementia training in South Asian countries, called Memory First Aid (MFA). MFA offers help to a person experiencing memory difficulties until appropriate professional help is received. The MFA course is a 12-h webinar-based package consisting of four weekly modules. It covers dementia awareness and clinical features. The aim is to develop a non-medical workforce able to screen and assess older people with suspected dementia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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