Australian Dementia Research Forum

Brief Summaries of CPD Sessions

Speakers highlight key points of their lectures

(Note: To earn CPD points from today’s sessions, first watch the full lectures in the videos below the brief summaries, then follow the links to our CPD platform to complete the modules.)

Associate Professor Mark Yates: Comorbidity

Professor Lily Xiao: Dementia in CALD Communities

CALD carers program

Professor Yun-Hee Jeon: Allied Health and Nursing

Jeon Y, Simpson J, Fethney J, et al. Effectiveness of the Interdisciplinary Home-bAsed Reablement Programme (I-HARP) on improving functional independence of people living with dementia: a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised, open-label, controlled trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2025; 96: 705-715. Available here (accessed June 2025).
Additional information on I-HARP

Dr Elie Matar: Sleep Complaints

Leng Y, Musiek ES, Hu K, Cappuccio FP, Yaffe K. Association between circadian rhythms and neurodegenerative diseases. Lancet Neurol 2019; 18: 307-318. Available here (accessed June 2025).
Matar E, Lazcano-Ocampo C, Padmakumar C. Sleep Dysfunction in Older Age Parkinson’s Disease. Sleep Med Clin 2025. ePub ahead of print. Available here (accessed June 2025).
Mander BA, Winer JR, Walker MP. Sleep and Human Aging. Neuron 2017; 94: 19-36. Available here (accessed June 2025).
Ooms S, Ju YE. Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Dementia. Curr Treat Options Neurol 2016; 18: 40. Available here (accessed June 2025).

Professor Ben White: Voluntary Assisted Dying

Continuing Professional Development Sessions in Full

Moderator – Dr Stephanie Daly

COMPLETE 4.5 CPD HOURS

SESSION 1: Dementia and comorbidities
Speaker – Associate Professor Mark Yates
ADRF Forum 2025: Module 1, Part A

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SESSION 2: Dementia in CALD communities
Speaker – Professor Lily Xiao
ADRF Forum 2025: Module 1, Part B

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SESSION 3: Dementia allied health and nursing
Speaker – Professor Yun-Hee Jeon
ADRF Forum 2025: Module 2, Part A

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SESSION 4: Postdiagnostic support in dementia
Speaker – Professor Kate Laver
ADRF Forum 2025: Module 2, Part B

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SESSION 5: Sleep disorders and dementia
Speaker – Dr Elie Matar
ADRF Forum 2025: Module 3, Part A

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SESSION 6: Dementia and voluntary assisted dying
Speaker – Professor Ben White
ADRF Forum 2025: Module 3, Part B

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