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Characterising Australian memory clinics: current practice and service needs informing national service guidelines by Sharon L. Naismith; Johannes C. Michaelian; Lee-Fay Low; Valerie Arsenova; Inga Mehrani; Katrina Fyfe; Nicole A. Kochan; Susan E. Kurrle; Christopher Rowe; Perminder S. Sachdev is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Background Memory clinics (MCs) play a key role in accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. However, within Australia, there are little data available on current practices in MCs, which hinder international comparisons for best practice, harmonisation efforts and national coordination. Here, we aimed to characterise current service profiles of Australian MCs. ## Methods The ‘Australian Dementia Network Survey of Expert Opinion on Best Practice and the Current Clinical Landscape’ was conducted between August-September 2020 as part of a larger-scale Delphi process deployed to develop national MC guidelines. In this study, we report on the subset of questions pertaining to current practice including wait-times and post-diagnostic care. ## Results Responses were received from 100 health professionals representing 60 separate clinics (45 public, 11 private, and 4 university/research clinics). The majority of participants were from clinics in metropolitan areas (79%) and in general were from high socioeconomic areas. While wait-times varied, only 28.3% of clinics were able to offer an appointment within 1-2 weeks for urgent ref
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- Author
- Sharon L. Naismith; Johannes C. Michaelian; Lee-Fay Low; Valerie Arsenova; Inga Mehrani; Katrina Fyfe; Nicole A. Kochan; Susan E. Kurrle; Christopher Rowe; Perminder S. Sachdev
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)