BPSD – Health Care Professionals
Clinical Guidelines
Discover the guidelines on Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD).
For Older Adults and Care Partners
Explore ways to support mental health and well-being for yourself and loved ones.
Do you support someone experiencing changes in mood or behaviour related to dementia?
The Behaviours in Dementia Toolkit is a brand-new online library of over 300 free, practical resources that can help you better understand and compassionately respond to dementia-related changes in mood or behaviour.
Helping people affected by dementia requires that people living with dementia, their families, care partners and health care professionals are equipped with knowledge and tools to understand what is causing these beahvioural and psychological changes how best to help in a person-centred way.
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Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Learn best practices to assess, prevent and treat behavioural changes in dementia.
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Recommendations from the clinical guidelines
Want to know more about key recommendations from the clinical guidelines? Print this infosheet for an at-a-glance reminder in your office and share it with your colleagues.
Helpful resources for healthcare professionals
Acute Care Teams caring for people with dementia
First Responders caring for people with dementia
Personal Support Workers caring for people with dementia
Webinars and podcasts
Listen to Dr. Seitz’s interview with the Canadian Medical Association Journal podcast (2018)
Listen to Dr. Watt's interview with the British Medical Journal podcast (2022)
Watch Dr. Jennifer Watt's presentation on Managing Dementia Without Antipsychotics (2023)
Watch Dr. Marie-Andrée Bruneau's National ECHO presentation on BPSD (2023)
Helpful resources for long term care and home care providers
Helpful resources to increase meaningful engagement
Helpful resources to create positive change in care homes
Learn more about the different types of dementia
Frontotemporal Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Lewy Body Dementia
Young Onset Dementia
Discover additional resources to share with your staff, colleagues, patients, their families and care partners on our Older Adults and Care Partner website page.
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