NHS England and Improvement’s Dementia Programme is hosting a webinar on specific considerations for delirium during COVID-19, which will take place on 24 June, from 13.00-14.30.

Delirium is marker of acute illness and is increasingly recognised as being a condition linked to the presentation of COVID-19, particularly in older people. This presents new challenges in terms of recognition and management, especially in the community setting.

This webinar brings together experts in the field to discuss:

• how delirium presents in the context of COVID-19;
• how to care for someone with delirium and COVID-19; and
• how to provide good care in the community, with additional focus on the care home setting.

Speakers:

Host: Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, NHS England and Improvement

Chair: Dr Emma Vardy, Consultant Geriatrician and Honorary Senior lecturer, Clinical Dementia Lead Salford ICO, Associate CCIO for GDE pathway redesign Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

• Dr Thomas Jackson: Consultant Geriatrician, Queen Elizabeth Hospitals Birmingham; Clinician Scientist in Geriatric Medicine, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham
  Addressing: presentation of delirium and detection in the context of Covid-19
• Dr Mani Krishnan: Consultant in Old Age/Liaison Psychiatry, Senior Clinical Director TEWV NHS Foundation Trust; Academic Secretary/ Chair Elect of the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Associate Dean HEE
  Addressing: management of delirium and follow-up
• Helen Pratt: Project Manager, Dementia United, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
  Addressing: delirium community pathways and care
• Professor Adam Gordon, Care of Older People, University of Nottingham, Consultant Geriatrician, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS
  Addressing: delirium care in the community and care homes

To join this webinar, which will take place on 24 June, from 13.00-14.30, please  email ENGLAND.DomainTeam@nhs.net . A recording of the webinar will be made available.