Introduction
This intermediate unit highlights the importance of adequate nutrition and hydration for people with dementia and the swallowing problems (dysphagia) that can be a factor in malnutrition and dehydration resulting in declining health, repeated hospitalisations, and decreased quality of life. Evidence-based approaches to optimising health and quality of life with regard to nutrition and swallowing will be explored.
This unit is available to students from other courses, subject to meeting any prerequisites. For students in the Bachelor of Dementia Care program who wish to study CAD205, the prerequisites are successful completion of four (4) Level 1 units, one of which must be unit CAD101.
Summary 2020
Unit name | Nutrition, Dysphagia and Dementia |
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Unit code | CAD205 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine Wicking Dementia Research & Education Centre |
Discipline | Wicking Dementia Research & Education Centre |
Coordinator | Lynette Goldberg |
Available as student elective? | Yes |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
CAD101 AND 37.5 Credit Points of units at Introductory level |
Teaching
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Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
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