Driving and Dementia - Physicians
This Driving and Dementia - Physicians page links physicians and other primary care practitioners with links to 
online 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 video presentaion (45 mins), Canadian Geriatrics Society’s 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, Speaker: 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:
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
- The Driving and Dementia Toolkit, Champlain Dementia Network
- 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
- 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)
Links:
- CanDRIVE aims to improve the health, safety and quality-of-life of Canada's older drivers
- DriveABLE provides evidence-based practices for identifying the medically impaired driver
- Driving and Dementia Toolkit (3rd Edition) - Dementia Network of Ottawa Careton and the Regional Geriatric Assessment Program of Ottawa