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Table 2 Examples of dementia-specific learning outcomes mapped to the overarching outcomes of Tomorrow’s Doctors

From: Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey

GMC outcome domain

Example learning outcomes

Number (%) of schools with relevant learning outcome

The doctor as a scientist and scholar (knowledge)

Describe the brain changes that occur in dementia

11 (73%)

Classify dementia according to cause

The doctor as a practitioner (skills)

Take a relevant history, including an informant history

12 (80%)

Perform a mental state examination including an examination of cognitive function.

Outline an investigation plan

Summarise the special considerations in prescribing psychotropic medications in the elderly

The doctor as a professional (attitudes/behaviour)

Explain the medico-legal issues associated with dementia

10 (67%)

 

Have an understanding of why care-giving for people with dementia is difficult

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