TY - JOUR T1 - Building capacity for dementia care JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - e249 LP - e252 VL - 57 IS - 7 AU - Linda Lee AU - M. Janet Kasperski AU - W. Wayne Weston Y1 - 2011/07/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/57/7/e249.abstract N2 - Problem being addressed Currently, dementia care provided by family physicians is suboptimal and access to specialist resources is limited. With the aging population, there is a need for system-wide, programmatic interventions to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with memory difficulties. The development of primary care memory clinics addresses this need. Objective The Memory Clinic Training Program aims to develop highly functioning interprofessional memory clinics that assist family physicians in providing improved care for patients with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment. Program description The interprofessional training program consists of a 2-day case-based workshop, 1 day of observership and clinical training at the Centre for Family Medicine Memory Clinic, and 2 days of on-site mentorship at each newly formed memory clinic. Conclusion The Memory Clinic Training Program is an accredited, comprehensive program designed to assist family practice groups with developing primary care memory clinics. These clinics aim to transform the current limited practice capability of individual family physicians into a systematic, comprehensive, interprofessional health care service that improves capacity and quality of primary care for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia. ER -