Friday, September 21, 2012

11:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Mountain / 1:00 PM Central / 2:00 PM Eastern

Part One of “Moving Forward with Alzheimer’s & Dementia,” a three part series sponsored by Senior Helpers and Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

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This web seminar will briefly review factors that affect nutrition and hydration in individuals with dementia. It will also help identify signs that should raise concern and suggest techniques and interventions to address issues, and promote safe and effective eating and drinking behaviors. We will also discuss the need to recognize and change focus at each stage of the disease from previous abilities to current needs and interests, given the progressive nature of the condition. Strategies and approaches at the end of journey that allow the person to guide us in how to help and when to stop focusing on nutrition and hydration and provide comfort care will also be outlined. The program will cover a variety of strategies and techniques to help address concerns by providing the ‘”just right” amount and type of assistance and environmental supports and set-ups that help with people with dementia.

Participants in this web seminar will:

• Learn to identify changing abilities that impact eating and drinking behaviors in persons with dementia
• Match common issues at each level of dementia to interventions that address nutritional or oral intake concerns at that point
• Be able to determine whether nutrition and eating support is being optimized at each level based on the person’s abilities, needs, and disease status
• Earn one hour of  *free* continuing education credit by attending the event and completing a CEU survey

Presenter:

Teepa Snow is an occupational therapist working as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. She has over 31 years of clinical experience in the field of geriatrics and dementia care. Currently, she has an independent practice as well as clinical appointments with Duke University's School of Nursing and UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine. She provides interactive and creative educational and training sessions to organizations and providers throughout the US & Canada. She has been actively involved in teaching and clinical research projects throughout her practice career.