Caroline Gibson
Caroline is an early-career clinician researcher and a national expert on the role of the practice nurse in dementia care, she is completing her PhD at the University of Newcastle on this topic. She has experience as a general practice nurse, district nurse and complex care coordinator in the community.
Caroline recently developed an animation to illustrate how general practice nurses may start thinking about cognition in their interactions with patients. She is currently involved in the general practice nurse dementia training program with Dementia Training Australia and led the ‘Improving dementia care in primary practice – a nurse-enhanced model of cognition care’ project at Ballarat Community Health. Prior to this she implemented a new dementia support community nurse service at Djerriwarrh Health Services which has been adopted in other regional health services.
Caroline is an invited member of federal Department of Health Dementia Expert Reference Group (2021- current).
A practical approach to assessment and care for people living with dementia for primary care nurses.
The general practice nurse has an important role in supporting people impacted by dementia. This short animation illustrates how a nurse may start thinking about cognition with their patient, and what they can do if a change is noticed.