Overview
About the centre
The Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre (QLD DTSC) was established in April 2010 as part of the Australian Government's Dementia Initiative and is led by QUT and a host of partners.
Under its funding agreement with the Australian Government, the QLD DTSC provides dementia education and training services to metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas of Queensland.
What we do
We have designed dementia education and training activities for health professionals who have tertiary qualifications or are seeking to complete further tertiary education, including:
- nurses
- medical practitioners
- social workers
- occupational and diversional therapists
- psychologists
- physiotherapists.
We focus on developing specialised dementia education and training opportunities that increase the number of health professionals specifically trained in dementia care, and raise the profile of dementia studies. Our training opportunities include:
- undergraduate content
- postgraduate studies
- scholarships
- work-based placements
- clinical workshops
- guest lectures
- research and consultancy.
- Organisational unit
- Lead unit Faculty of Health Other units
- Research area
- Chronic Disease, Supportive and Palliative Care
- Keywords
- Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre, dementia research
Contact
Partnerships
- James Cook University
- Griffith University
- Spiritus
- Blue Care
- RSL Care.
Contacts
Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre
- Int. phone: +61 7 3138 5943
- Fax: +61 7 3138 5941
- Email: qlddtsc@qut.edu.au
- Web Address: http://dtsc.com.au/queensland/
- Level 6, N Block
148 Victoria Park Road
Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
