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Understanding Cognition: A Workshop for Health and Social Care Professionals<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Delivered by Dr Charlie Chung, PhD<\/h2>\n

Consultant Allied Health Professional in Stroke<\/h3>\n

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Cognition is central to how people function in all aspects of their daily lives but is often disrupted by illness and injury. Health and social care professionals will benefit from an understanding of cognition, which can then be applied to strategies within their work. The course will be a half-day course covering the domains of cognition – attention, working memory, memory and executive function with opportunities for discussion around applications to delegates’ work. This will include strategies to support people optimise or adapt for challenges to their cognition. Programme plan: <\/p>\n

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The course will cover:<\/p>\n