【實用醫療app】Confusion: Delirium & Dementia|最夯免費app-綠色工廠好玩App

Confusion: Dementia and Delirium. A bedside guide.The Confusion app provides guidance in assessing and managing confused patients. Patients with cognitive impairment have higher mortality, length of stay and more complications. The app gives a framework for their assessment including a formulary to guide doctors in reviewing patients’ medications. The overall aim is to improve education whilst preventing adverse events and increasing patient safety. Use the app as a bedside guide, and reference aid. Complete the case study and receive a downloadable certificate to link onto your programme’s curriculum. App features1. Information2. Assessment Methods: Interactive scales to assess cognitive impairment e.g. CAM, AMT, MOCA3. Assessing Patients: Interactive section for assessing confused patients, considering delirium before dementia.4. Management: Tips for preventing and treating delirium5. Formulary: Information about medications to use for sedation and about medications that can make delirium worse6. Case Study: A case study to work through based on delirium and dementia. A certificate is available after completing this section.7. References **One of the nine winning projects selected to receive funding from Health Education England, Better Training Better Care ‘Inspire Improvement!” for doctors in training**