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Tue 10 Oct 2009Dementia sufferers must be treated with respect
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS working with patients suffering from dementia must recognise that the patient remains a person and must be treated as such, irrespective of how debilitating their disease may be, a world expert on dementia has told a conference in Ireland.
Dr Geri Hall, adjunct professor and advanced practice nurse at the Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, told a gathering hosted by HSE South of about 300 healthcare professionals in Cork that they should never lose sight of the patient’s humanity.
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