DECLARED 2021 conference presentations
Presentations from the Australasian Delirium Association Conference, DECLARED 2021, upon the launch of the updated Delirium Clinical Care Standard.
Anne Cumming - Delirium Clinical Care Standard
Anne Cumming, Principal Advisor, Cognitive Impairment at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, describes the Delirium Clinical Care Standard, how it came about, how it fits with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and what’s new in the 2021 standard.
Key changes in the 2021 version include:
- A new quality statement regarding information and support to reduce the distress and severity of symptoms of delirium
- Changes to the quality statement on preventing complications of care to include functional decline, malnutrition and dehydration in addition to falls and pressure injuries
- Changes to reflect current evidence that the routine use of antipsychotic medicines is not recommended for a patient with delirium.
Professor Susan Kurrle - Delirium Clinical Care Standard: before and after
Professor Susan Kurrle, geriatrician and Curran Chair in Health Care of Older People in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, describes the Delirium Clinical Care Standard and illustrates its impact using before and after case studies. Professor Kurrle provides practical advice on improving care for people with cognitive impairment at risk of delirium using examples and strategies she and her team have implemented.