Presenting: Teepa Snow - Best Practices in Dementia Care

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Date & Location
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Beaumont Hospital - Troy Auditorium, Troy, MI

Overview
Best Practices in Dementia Care

Target Audience
Disciplines, Nurses, Social Workers, Physicians

Registration
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Objectives
  1. Describe the six key components that contribute to the behaviors seen throughout the progression of dementia
  2. Compare and contrast cues that people with dementia provide that indicate the most common 10 unmet needs that lead to distress or challenging behaviors as the disease progresses
  3. Describe effective combinations of multi-modal helping techniques when presented with someone with dementia at various levels of impairment, emphasizing use of their abilities that are preserved
  4. Recognize the value of consistent positive reinforcement and active programming to promote well-being in reducing challenging behaviors throughout the disease progression
  5. Use a structured and organized approach to recognizing and coping with challenging behaviors by meeting needs and intervening early and often with at-risk individuals on a regular basis

Accreditation

Beaumont Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Beaumont Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.