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Are you too busy to attend an educational program? Audio conference is designed for those who aren’t able to attend a program outside the home or office.

All programs were developed with the front-line worker in mind and are designed to provide a basic overview of person-centered dementia care, practical tips for communicating and managing behaviors, creating and maintaining a safe environment and supporting the person with dementia and their family in the advanced stages of the disease. Each call-in site will receive a certificate of participation and a post-test that can be administered to staff to validate competency.

Once registered, you will receive a toll free telephone number with call-in instructions along with a copy of the presentation and handouts for distribution to those in attendance. On the day of the conference, you will join others who are seeking the latest information on caring for someone with dementia.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias are large and growing public health problems and pose enormous challenges for family and professional caregivers. This session will provide an overview of symptoms and stages, means of diagnosis, medical treatments and non-pharmacologic approaches to care. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, will be differentiated from other types. How dementias typically unfold over time and the resulting challenges for affected individuals and their caregivers will be described. Ways in which we can help people with dementia and their caregivers cope with these challenges will be explained. Time will be allowed for questions and comments.
Speaker: Daniel Kuhn, MSW

Overcoming Communication Challenges in Dementia - Participants will learn what communication challenges people with dementia face and how to effectively communicate with them in order to increase their self-esteem, minimize misunderstandings and effectively engage them in conversation. Techniques to enhance and promote communication will be discussed.
Speaker: Susan Rothas, BSN, RN

Creative Responses to Challenging Behaviors in Dementia - People with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias sometimes exhibit behaviors that are challenging for their caregivers and disruptive to others. Verbal and physical agitation, resistance to care, and exit seeking are behaviors commonly associated with dementia. This session will focus on physical, emotional, and environmental triggers as well as ways to prevent or minimize these behaviors by modifying care approaches. Time will be allowed for questions and comments.
Speaker: Daniel Kuhn, MSW

Managing Acute Confusion and Delirium in Dementia - Participants will be engaged in a lively exchange of ideas and experiences that help distinguish between delirium and dementia along with common causes of delirium.  Conclude the audio conference armed with key strategies designed to prevent or shorten the experience of confusion in a variety of care settings.
Speaker: Jeannine Forrest, Ph.D., R.N

Providing Comfort Care in Advanced Dementia - This audio conference will expose you to the essential elements of what it means to provide comfort from physical, emotional and spiritual perspectives. Learn how to improve the quality of remaining life for individuals by connecting through each of the five senses.
Speaker: Jeannine Forrest, Ph.D., R.N

Staying Safe at Home with Dementia - Most people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias live at home, either alone or with relatives. Cognitive changes that can affect their personal safety include memory loss, disorientation, and poor judgment. This session will focus on providing a safe place to live through home modifications and emergency preparedness. How to proceed if safety risks become too great at home will be discussed. Time will be allowed for questions and comments.
Speaker: Daniel Kuhn, MSW

Dates and times: See calendar