Is it Alzheimer's?
A pre-assembly seminar presented by Avila Institute of Gerontology, Inc. Registration Fee: $150 per person
Avila seminar flyer (.pdf)
Saturday, June 12
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Summary:
There are many causes of dementia. Understanding the cause is crucial in deciding how to minister to each person based on the individual diagnosis. This seminar discusses the different types of dementia, care issues that arise, recent studies and ways to enhance family visits and family concerns.
Objectives:
- The difference between delirium, depression and dementia.
- Different causes of dementia and symptoms specific to four common dementias.
- Behavioral and psychological changes typically associated with common dementias.
- Non-pharmacologic interventions that assist the individual with common dementias to function at the highest level.
- The benefits and risks of Pharmaceutical interventions available for common dementias.
- Challenges that families face when admitting a family member with dementia to a facility.
- Positive interventions for families to implement during visits with a loved one who has dementia.
Continuing Credit Information:
Dietitians
This seminar has been approved by the commission on Dietetic Registration for the maximum allowable hours of 5 CPE hours.
Nursing Home Administrators
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) and approved for 5 clock hours and 5 participant hours.
Program approval number: 3112009-31438-5
Social Workers
This program has been approved for 5.0 Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW-MA and the Boston College and Simmons College Schools of Social Work.
Authorization Number D41236.
Therapeutic Recreation
The American Therapeutic Recreation Association (IACET Provider #406) has reviewed and approved this workshop for up to .5 CEUs.
Nurses
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned approval code 7VFNKF-09.
It was approved for 5.0 contact hours.
Catholic Chaplains
The National Association of Catholic Chaplains has approved this program for 5 Continuing Education hours.
For more information about this seminar and credit approvals, please contact John Moody or Sr. Peter Lillian at (518) 537-5000.