This 90-minute webinar on April 6th is designed for healthcare professionals. (Geriatricians and social workers can receive education credits.) Titled “Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease,” the webinar will address the three most common dementias after Alzheimer’s — vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and frontotemporal dementia.
Here’s information from the webinar’s host, Resources for Integrated Care, about the event.
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resourcesforintegratedcare.com/GeriatricCompetentCare/2017_GCC_Webinar_Series/Beyond_Alzheimers
Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease – Other Causes Of Progressive Dementia In The Older Adult
Date/Time: Thursday, April 6, 2017 – 12:00-1:30 pm ET
Registration Link:
secure.confertel.net/tsRegisterD.asp?course=7408411
Description:
Several atypical dementia syndromes may be confused with the more common diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It is important for providers to distinguish among these diagnoses because the management strategies that are effective in the care of adults with AD are often not effective with individuals with these atypical dementias. Three of the most common of these syndromes are:
* Vascular dementia – cognitive deficits most often associated with vascular damage in the brain, either micro or macro in nature.
* Dementia with Lewy Bodies – a dementia that also includes one or more of these core findings: recurrent and detailed visual hallucinations, parkinsonian signs, and fluctuating changes in alertness or attention.
* Frontotemporal dementia – a disease often seen in individuals with onset of cognitive symptoms at a younger age; these individuals present most often with executive and language dysfunction and significant behavioral changes.
This webinar is intended for a wide range of stakeholders – physicians, nurses, social workers, care managers, family caregivers, staff at social service agencies, managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) and other health plans, consumer organizations, and those who care for people with dementia (MLTSS).
This webinar will:
1) Identify key distinguishing diagnostic features of the more common atypical dementias
2) Demonstrate basic knowledge of key strategies for preventing or reducing difficult behaviors associated with Frontotemporal dementia or Lewy Body Dementia
3) Discuss the impact of these atypical dementias on adults and their families and how to address the resultant care challenges
Webinar Presenters:
* Melinda S. Lantz, MD, Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
* Geri Hall, PhD, ARNP, CNS, FAAN, Banner Health, Phoenix, AZ
* Rebekkah Wilson, MSW, Dementia Care Consultant and Trainer
* Sharon Hall, Family Caregiver
Instructions:
After registering, you will receive an email from [email protected] containing event log on information. The email also contains an attachment that, when opened, will save the event log on information to an Outlook calendar.
The log on information is unique to you. Each registration allows for only one connection, so do not share this information with anyone else.