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Our FREE Online Courses
Our range of free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offer university-quality education that is designed to be accessible and appealing to people from diverse backgrounds and is based on the latest research.
The Understanding Dementia MOOC addresses the foremost issues surrounding dementia and provides knowledge designed to maximise quality of life across the trajectory of dementia for people with the condition, their families and carers.
The Preventing Dementia MOOC investigates the best available evidence about dementia prevention, drawing on a range of expertise from around the globe. You will learn about the latest research and how you can modify risk factors which may decrease your susceptibility to dementia.
The Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) MOOC will give you an introduction to brain science and the pathology of TBI from concussion to severe injuries. Information will also be provided to build knowledge relating to common causes of TBI, management and rehabilitation strategies for people who have experienced a TBI.
Our Diplomas
The Diploma of Dementia Care is a fully online, eight-unit program available to carers, aged care, community and health industry workers and anyone with an interest in learning more about dementia. You will gain the knowledge to make a real difference to the care and safety of individuals living with dementia and their families.
The Diploma of Ageing Studies and Services provides holistic knowledge around the needs and complexity of the ageing population. It is a fully online, eight-unit program suitable for those wanting to or who are working with older adults in aged care, health care or related sectors, such as community-based roles and services.
Our Bachelor Degree
The Bachelor of Dementia Care is Australia’s first degree specifically focused on dementia and sets the benchmark for the value of the skills and knowledge graduates will bring to the health and aged care sector. Gain specialist knowledge and skills, based on the latest research evidence, to provide better care through best practice expertise.
Our Postgraduate Program
The Master of Dementia Program is a flexible, online postgraduate program offering a global perspective and a comprehensive understanding of dementia from the viewpoint of individuals, families, communities, health care systems and governments. You will gain the knowledge to provide advice and strategies to drive change in meeting the needs of people living with dementia and improve their quality of live.
Wicking Dementia Centre News
Traumatic Brain Injury webinar
You can listen again to our latest webinar in the Wicking Dementia Centre Seminar Series which focuses on traumatic brain injury (TBI).
It is often thought that young males undertaking risky behaviours are the ones who will sustain a traumatic brain injury. However, did you know that falls are a leading cause of all traumatic brain injuries? In fact, there are three age peaks in traumatic brain injury. Children under the age of four, adolescents and young adults, and the third peak is in individuals aged over 65.
Listen again: https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/about/seminar-series
Virtual reality helping dementia research
Researchers at the Wicking Dementia Centre and School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are developing a virtual reality navigation task in the hopes of using it to identify individuals at risk of Alzheimer’s disease years before the onset of clinical symptoms. The project, led by Dr Maneesh Kuruvilla (Wicking Dementia Centre) and Dr Winyu Chinthammit (ICT), aims to investigate aspects of the brain’s internal GPS, which might be susceptible to the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease pathology.
Rosa & Max: Understanding Dementia – The Difference is You
Rosa & Max is an animated short film designed to highlight the risk of social isolation for people living with dementia, and how those around them can support people with dementia to remain engaged in the community and in their everyday lives. The film follows Rosa, a fictional character inspired by the real experiences and stories shared by participants in the online course, Understanding Dementia. .
World leading dementia research
Wicking is a centre of excellence for research, education and support for those affected by dementia. Projects are being carried out in Tasmania and nationally, across research fields such as neuroscience, medicine, nursing, psychology and sociology, health, economics and policy.
Donate to the Wicking Dementia Centre
Here at the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, we want to support people with dementia and their carers by focusing on the cause, care and prevention of the major diseases underlying dementia. A condition which has robbed so many people of precious time with those they cherish.
By making a donation you can make a real difference for future generations in the field of dementia research and education. More than 500,000 people across the world have enrolled in the Preventing Dementia and Understanding Dementia MOOCs. These free courses are transforming the understanding of dementia worldwide, educating carers, families and professionals to improve the quality of life of people with dementia, and helping others reduce their risk of developing the disease.
Every gift, regardless of size, will help support our education and research programs. Please consider giving now to support the work of the Wicking Dementia Centre.
