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- Training to improve dementia responsiveness for professionals (dentists, pharmacists, nursing staff, medical staff)
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Training to improve dementia responsiveness for professionals (dentists, pharmacists, nursing staff, medical staff)
Last update date December 5, 2023
Yokohama City conducts training to improve the ability to respond to dementia based on the guidelines established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in order to enhance the community healthcare system for dementia.
On this page, we publish a list of "dentists and pharmacists" who have obtained consent to the publication of the list.
Training for dentists to improve the ability to respond to dementia
Purpose
Dementia by conducting training for dentists who are consulted by the elderly to learn the basic knowledge necessary to support the person with dementia and their families and the importance of cooperation between medical care and nursing care, etc. Notifying people at an early stage and respond in cooperation with their GPs, etc., and after that, properly perform dental treatment and oral management according to the situation of people with dementia, and build a support system for people with dementia Will be the purpose.
Targets
Dentists working in the city (including opening a business)
Contents
Contents shall contribute to the acquisition of basic knowledge and cooperation pertaining to people with dementia necessary as family dentists.
Issuance of Certificate of Completion
A certificate of completion will be issued to those who have completed this training.
Publication of the list
List of dentist dementia responsiveness improvement training participants list announces "medical institution name, location, Phone number, full name" about dentist, medical institution which can agree to list publication on Yokohama-shi homepage.
[FY2021] "Yokohama City Dental Dementia Responsiveness Improvement Training" Participants List (PDF: 97KB)
[FY2022] "Yokohama City dentist dementia responsiveness improvement training" participant list (PDF: 203KB)
Scheduled to be held in FY2023 (finished)
| Date and time | September 21, 2023 (Thursday) 2:00 pm to 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
|---|---|
| How to participate | Participation in the venue (6th floor, Kanagawa Dental Hall) ・ WEB participation |
| Target person | Dentists working (including establishment) in Yokohama City and their workers |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Flyer (see flyer for details on training) | Flyer (PDF: 748KB) |
Pharmacists Dementia Response Training
Purpose
Training for pharmacies and pharmacists who are consulted or after consultation, etc., to learn the basic knowledge necessary to support the person with dementia and their families and the importance of cooperation between medical care and nursing care. By conducting training, we will be aware of people with suspected dementia at an early stage, respond in cooperation with GPs, etc., and continue to properly manage pharmacological management according to the situation of people with dementia, and to build a support system for people.
Targets
Pharmacists working in the city (including opening a business)
Contents
As a pharmacist, it shall contribute to the acquisition of basic knowledge and cooperation pertaining to people with dementia necessary as a pharmacist.
Issuance of Certificate of Completion
A certificate of completion will be issued to those who have completed this training.
Publication of the list
List of pharmacist dementia responsiveness improvement training participants list announces "workplace name, location, Phone number, full name" about pharmacist, medical institution which can agree to list publication on Yokohama-shi homepage.
[FY2021] "Yokohama-shi pharmacist dementia responsiveness improvement training" list of participants (PDF: 68KB)
[FY2022] "Yokohama-shi pharmacist dementia responsiveness improvement training" list of participants (PDF: 207KB)
Scheduled to be held
| Date and time | Sunday, December 10, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm |
|---|---|
| Venue | Multipurpose hall on the 1st floor of Kanagawa Prefectural Pharmaceutical Affairs Center 14-11 Nishimachi, Isogo-ku, Yokohama (2 minutes walk from JR Negishi Line Negishi Station) |
| Target person | Pharmacists working in Yokohama City or established pharmacists |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Training Guide (For details, please see the training guide.) | ・Guidance of 2023 pharmacist dementia responsiveness improvement training (PDF: 593KB) |
| Application method | Please apply from exclusive application form (outside site) of Yokohama-shi pharmacist society homepage. (WEB application only) |
Nursing staff training for improving dementia response skills
Purpose
For nursing staff who have many opportunities to interact with people with dementia, acquire the necessary basic knowledge in accordance with the process from hospitalization to discharge at medical institutions, etc., and practical ability to respond to the characteristics of individual dementia, etc. By communicating to nursing staff such as medical institutions, the purpose is to properly implement dementia care in medical institutions and build a management system.
Targets
Nursing staff working in the city
Contents
Contents shall contribute to the acquisition of basic knowledge and cooperation pertaining to people with dementia necessary as nursing staff.
Issuance of Certificate of Completion
A certificate of completion will be issued to those who have completed this training.
Scheduled to be held in FY2023 (finished)
| Date and time | Day 1: Friday, October 20 9:30 to 16:30 |
|---|---|
| How to participate | Online participation (ZOOM) |
| Target person | Nursing staff working at medical institutions in Yokohama City (leaders of leading roles such as supervisors and leaders) |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
Guidelines, etc. | ・FY2023 Implementation Guidelines (PDF: 145KB) |
Training for healthcare professionals to improve the ability to respond to dementia
We provide training for healthcare professionals who may be involved with dementia to learn correct knowledge about dementia and how to respond to people with dementia. In accordance with the outline of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, it is entrusted to the Dementia Disease Medical Center in the city.
Targets
Healthcare professionals such as nurses, rehabilitation professionals, medical affairs, acupuncturist, massagers, etc. working in Yokohama
| Medical institution name | Scheduled date and time |
|---|---|
| Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital | Date and time: January 18, 2024 (Thu.) From 19:00 to 20:40 |
| Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital | Date and time: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 19:00 to 20:30 |
| Yokohama City University Hospital | Date and time: Friday, February 2, 2024 from 18:00 to 19:30 |
Precautions for Use
- Please contact each medical institution for details on Consultation hours and contents.
- This list is published for the purpose of contributing to the improvement of the convenience of people with dementia, suspected people, and their families to find a medical institution for consultation and consultation for dementia. Unintended use, duplication and reproduction are prohibited.
To medical institutions and pharmacies
If there is any change in the contents (medical institution name / pharmacy name, location, Phone number, name, etc.), please contact the following.
| Contact information | Health and Social Welfare Bureau Senior Home Support Division |
|---|---|
| Telephone and e-mail | 045-671-4129 |
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Health and Social Welfare Bureau Senior Home Support Division
Phone: 045‐671-4129
Phone: 045‐671-4129
Fax: 045-550-3612
Email address: kf-zaitakude@city.yokohama.jp
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