Table of Contents

Introduction Heather Freegard, Dimity Pond and Dawn Forman; 1. The model of interprofessional practice and education - dementia Dawn Forman and Heather Freegard; 2. The journey of dementia Heather Freegard and Dimity Pond; 3. National and international perspectives: interprofessional education and collaborative practice Dawn Forman; 4. Evidence-based practice Sue Fyfe, Michael Annear and Lynn Philipson; 5. Leadership in interprofessional dementia care Dawn Forman and Dimity Pond; 6. Personal and professional knowledge Dawn Forman and Jade Cartwright; 7. Developing collaborative skills Dawn Forman and Janet McCray; 8. Person-and relationship-centred care in dementia Kreshnik Hoti and Jeffery Hughes; 9. Understanding ethics and dementia care Stephan Millett; 10. Environmental and social contexts Richard Fleming.

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This text responds to the urgent need for health practitioners to take an innovative approach to the challenge of dementia.

About the Author

Dawn Forman is Visiting Professor of Interprofessional Education at the University of Derby, and Adjunct Professor at Curtin University, Perth. Dimity Pond is Professor of General Practice at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales.