Driving and Dementia
Caregiver Resources
Education and Presentations:
- At Risk Driver Program, Carolyn Douglas, Family Support Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Durham Region
- Driver Assessment & Training Services, Lisa Clubb, Saint Elizabeth Health Care
Toolkits and Guides:
- Alzheimer Care Ethical Guidelines, Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Caring for your loved one: An education guide for caregivers of persons with dementia, Baycrest Centre for Geriatrics (OT Dept) (Available through SHRTN Library Service)
- Driver Assessment and Training Services, Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC), includes DriveABLE in the Toronto and Driver
- Driving and Dementia - Family Information, Brochure,The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Dementia Network
- The Driving and Dementia Toolkit For Patients and Caregivers (1st Edition), Champlain Dementia Network, Regional Geriatric Assessment Program of Eastern Ontario
Physicians Resources
This Driving and Dementia - Physicians section links physicians and other primary care practitioners with links toonline education modules, journal articles and other print resources, videos, and downloadable slide presentations to support evidence based assessment of fitness-to-drive and follow-up strategies.
Education and Presentations:
- A Practical Safe Driving Checklist and a Guide to Dementia Related Billing in Ontario, Related Documents: 10 Item Dementia and Driving Checklist, Dr. W.B. Dalziel Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Ottawa
- Assessment of Fitness-to-Drive in Persons with Dementia, Frank Molnar
- Driving and Dementia e-Learning Module
- Fitness to Drive - Part One, Driving and Dementia for Front-line Clinicians, Frank Molnar
- Fitnees to Drive - Part Two, After the Assessment Driving and Dementia for Front-line Clinicians, Frank Molnar
Journal Articles and Other Print Resources:
- Determining Medical Fitness to Drive: A Guide for Physicians, Canadian Medical Association, May 2000. (Addendum added February 1, 2005.)
- Driving and Dementia - Physician Information Brochure, The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Dementia Network
- , Champlain Dementia Network, Regional Geriatric Assessment Program of Eastern Ontario
- In-office evaluation of medical fitness to drive: Practical approaches for assessing older people, Frank J. Molnar, Anna M. Byszewski, Shawn C. Marshall, Malcolm Man-Son-Hing
- Practical Experience-Based Approaches to Assessing Fitness to Drive in Dementia, Geriatrics & Aging, Frank J. Molnar, Anna M. Byszewski, Mark Rapoport, William B. Dalziel
- Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counselling Older Drivers, American Medical Association
- Screening Tool for the Identification of Cognitively Impaired Medically At-Risk Driver, Bonnie M. Dobbs, PhD, Donald Schoplocher, PhD
- Systematic Review of the Optimal Frequency of Follow-up in Persons With Mild Dementia Who Continue to Drive, Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 2006, Frank J. Molnar, Akhilesh Patel, Shawn C. Marshall, Malcolm Man-Son-Hing, Keith G. Wilson (Available through SHRTN Library Service)