Understanding Alzheimer's Disease - LIVE CLASSROOM 9/26/18

Media, PA US
September 26, 2018

Live Classroom

The purpose of this activity is to provide the learner with information on the disease process and skills or techniques used to manage these clients at home.

Criteria for Successful Completion of Activity to claim CE Certificate

Live Classroom:

  • Attend planned length of activity missing no more than 10 minutes
  • Validation by CE Administration of attendance via sign-in sheet 
  • You will receive an email, after 1-2 business days, prompting you to complete an evaluation on education.bayada.com
  • Evaluation must be completed within 1 month of event before course expires.

 

 

 

 

Target Audience

RNs

LPNs

All Health Care Professionals regardless of CE credit

 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this educational activity the learner will be able to: 

  • define Alzheimer’s Disease
  • discuss the difference between Dementia and normal aging
  • identify the different stages of Alzheimer’s Disease and care needs
  • discuss the ways to maintain ADL’s during the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
  • identify interventions for Behavior management
  • describe how to communicate and respond to challenging behaviors
  • identify causes for changes in behavior

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Contact hours (ANCC)
  • 2.00 Participation
Course opens: 
09/26/2018
Course expires: 
02/08/2019
Event starts: 
09/26/2018 - 8:30am
Event ends: 
09/26/2018 - 10:30am
Cost:
$0.00
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Rose Tree Place
500 Sandy Bank Road
Media, PA 19063
United States
DISCLOSURE

No relevant conflict of interest or financial relationships were disclosed for this educational activity by any of the authors or presenters.

Brooke Martin, MS, OTR/L

Brooke is an occupational therapist with 8 years of experience in geriatric practice. Her experience includes house calls, outpatient therapy, and most recently, home health and hospice care in senior living communities, including specialized dementia settings. Brooke’s passion for practice is that in dementia care and for adults with intellectual disabilities in both ICF and group home settings. She has extensive experience in caregiver education both in senior living communities and private home settings on communication techniques and incorporation of multi-sensory and functional tasks into daily routine for those with dementia for improved quality of life and overall health. She also has created and led trainings locally within her home health practice related to best practices for dementia and Alzheimer’s care specific to the population of adults with intellectual disabilities.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 Contact hours (ANCC)
  • 2.00 Participation

Accreditation Period

Course opens: 
09/26/2018
Course expires: 
02/08/2019

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Cancellation/Refund

If course is cancelled:

By BAYADA; if the education is cancelled for any reason the learner will receive a full refund for any applicable course fee. BAYADA will not be responsible for any associated fees or costs such as travel or lodging.

By learner; any applicable course fee will be refundable up until one (1) day prior to date registered for the education. After this date the course fee may be non-refundable. BAYADA will not be responsible for any associated fees or costs such as travel or lodging.

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Special Needs

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