Understanding and Responding to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia 2023 Series: Effective Communication Strategies Throughout the Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia

This activity includes four 30min recorded modules that provides team members with the overview of Alzheimer’s disease and other Dementia. Team members will learn: to recognize common triggers for behaviors associated with dementia, explain the process for identifying challenging behaviors, and list strategies to address some common dementia-related behaviors at different stages of disease progression. The goal, when learning and using these strategies, is for team members to provide safe and personalized care for the dementia patient, thereby decreasing episodes of fear, restlessness, and agitation.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for Inter-Professional- MD, RN, and other interested healthcare professionals in any setting that interact with dementia patients in their role.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Distinguish the communication changes that take place throughout the course of the disease.
  2. Evaluate the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone living with dementia and respond in ways that are helpful to the person.
  3. Identify strategies to connect and communicate at each stage of disease.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 0.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 0.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 0.50 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Course opens: 
03/01/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Understanding and Responding to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia 2023 Series
Rating: 
1

Faculty

Audrey Linn, ADC; Alzheimer's Association
Michael Malone, MD; Medical Director Senior Service Program, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Aaron Malsch, RN, MSN, GCNS-BC; Senior Service Program Manager, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Ann Gallo, MBA; Senior Service Program Coordinator, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Patti Pagel, RN, MSN, GCNS-BC; Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Ariba Khan, MD, MPH; Internal Medicine, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Jennifer McAlister, BA; Alzheimer's Association

 

Disclosure

The following faculty speakers and/or planning committee members have disclosed the following:

Faculty Name

Name of Ineligible Companies

Nature of Relationship

Michael Malone, MD

Abbott Labs
AbbVie

Stock

The other planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 0.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 0.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 0.50 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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