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Sherrie All – Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certificate Program
This program recording is vital for anyone who works with dementia patients and needs skills and proven strategies to provide optimal care!
Watch Dr. Sherrie All She will provide you with the assessment tools, interventions, and training you need to help you identify and distinguish between dementias, prevent or reduce difficult behavior, and improve communication with cognitively impaired patients.
More than just an overview of dementia and Alzheimer’s, this program will offer practical solutions to some of the most challenging real-You will be able to discuss the most pressing issues in your life and provide you with information about preventative and curative treatments and advancements in early detection that may impact your career.
Best of all, you’ll get your Certificate in Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias letting colleagues, employers, and families know that you’ve invested the extra time and effort necessary to understand the complexities of the disease, build essential skills, and employ safe and effective best practices to provide quality care.
No matter your profession, you’ll leave this comprehensive recording more confident in your ability to minimize challenging behavioral issues associated with dementia, improve communication with your patients, and provide the best care possible for this vulnerable population!
- Communicate the impact of each type on identification and prognosis.
- Give a summary of two assessment tools that can help you screen for cognitive difficulties.
- Please specify how you will not use it.-Professionals can use verbal communication skills to help identify the meaning behind gestures in order to work with dementia patients.
- Describe how strategies can be used to manage paranoia and redirect wandering in order to improve patient safety.
- Consider how new medications, preventative therapies, and advances in early detection may impact the care of dementia patients.
- Consider end-of life issues and elder abuse. Then, examine how the ethics and practice of dying impact clients, clinicians, and their families.
Manifestations and Prognosis of Each Type Of Dementia
- Cognitive decline vs. normal aging
- Mild Neuro-Cognitive Disorder
- Prognosis and manifestations for:
- Alzheimer’s
- Vasular Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Parkinson’s
- Different stages of dementia
- Psuedo-Dementias and reversible conditions
Cognitive Assessment Tools and Advances in Early-Detection
- MOCA and SLUMS
- Step-By-step utilization
- What they tell you and what they don’t
- Brain imaging
- Research on biomarkers
- Genetic risk profiling
- When should you refer to a formal neuropsychological assessment
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Behavioral Interventions Toolbox The Causes and Solutions of Challenging Behaviors
- Identifying the triggers behind challenging behaviors
- Assess for pain in dementia patients
- What is the best way to sundown?
- Techniques to reduce aggression and combative behavior
- Strategies to redirect wandering
- Paranoia: Causes and Management
- Effective solutions to hallucinations, delusions and hallucinations
- Strategies to reduce repetitive behaviours
- How to improve personal care, daily living activities and self-care
Communication Strategies for Better Care
- Non-successful-verbal communication – find meaning behind gestures
- Use these tips to avoid arguments
- How to ask questions
- Innovative communication tools
Psychopharmacology & Nutrition The Most Recent Medications and Preventative Treatments
- Appropriate medications for cognitive and behavioral symptoms
- Nutritive interventions for Alzheimer’s prevention
- Disease Modifying medications
Ethical issues related to dementia
- End of Life Issues
- Reporting abuse (physically, sexually, or financial)
- Multicultural considerations
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration Lifetime access
- Skill level All levels
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes