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First-release pilot

Start with delirium fundamentals.

A free, short introduction for nurses, junior doctors, allied health professionals, and other clinical staff. Learn the pattern, recognise the quiet presentations, understand the role and limits of the 4AT, and know what to do next.

About 15 minutes 10 questions No login Free
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What you will learn

  • How delirium differs from a person’s usual baseline.
  • Why inattention and fluctuation matter.
  • Why hypoactive delirium is easy to miss.
  • What the 4AT does, and what it does not do.
  • The first practical steps after you suspect delirium.
Introduction to delirium Read the module, answer ten formative questions, and print a personal completion record if you score 8 out of 10 or more. The record is not a certificate, accredited CPD, or proof of clinical competence.

Scope of this pilot

This first release covers adult delirium in general hospital and long-term-care settings. It does not cover children, critical care, the recovery room immediately after surgery, delirium at the end of life, delirium related to alcohol or drug withdrawal or intoxication, or individual prescribing decisions. Those situations require their specific local or national pathway.

It supports education and does not replace local policy, senior clinical advice, or assessment of an individual patient.

The larger Detect, Prevent, Treat, and specialist-module build has been preserved for later review. It is not part of this pilot’s public navigation.

Transparent first release. The site remains hidden from search engines while the pilot is checked on its real domain. No learner account is required. Within the module, names, answers, and scores are processed only in the current browser page and are not sent to or stored by Delirium Academy. As with ordinary websites, the hosting and security services may retain standard access logs; these do not contain quiz answers or the name entered on the completion record.

Trusted starting points

For the clinical tool itself, use the official 4AT site. For patient and family information, visit Delirium Support.

Clinical owner: Professor Alasdair MacLullich, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Edinburgh; Consultant Physician; co-developer of the 4AT. Affiliation is given for identification only. This is an independent personal project, not an official NHS or University of Edinburgh website.

No adverts, sponsorship, industry involvement, or external funding. Educational information for healthcare professionals, not individualised clinical advice. Original educational text is available under CC BY 4.0. The 4AT has separate terms at the4at.com.