Informal dementia caregiving by family caregivers is a crucial component of the care provided to people living with dementia (PLwD). Currently, health professional training focuses on providing care to PLwD and does not always address the caregiver’s needs and training often occurs within professional solos and not interprofessionally. This study sought to address this issue by: 1) examining the current state of interprofessional dementia caregiving trainings in the US; and 2) developing a micro-credential curriculum called interprofessional dementia caregiving telehealth community practicum…

A critical gap exists in providing interprofessional education to health/social care students related to the health and wellbeing of family caregivers of people living with dementia (PLwD). Despite growing dementia care curricula in the US, the interprofessional dementia caregiving curriculum is still lacking. To address this important educational need, a multi-phase approach was used to develop, implement, and evaluate a customized micro-credential curriculum, called ‘interprofessional dementia caregiving telehealth community practicum badge’. The purpose of this Talk is to present the pilot…