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2-Day Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders Conference
DVD Video
$439.99 USD
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Product Details
Format:
DVD Video - 8+ hours   Instructions
Length:
12 hr 25 min
Details:
Multi-disc DVD recording with electronic manual and instructions.
Author:
M. CATHERINE WOLLMAN, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, CRNP
Publisher:
PESI HealthCare
Copyright:
12/9/2019
CE Available:
Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
Product Code:
RNV078020
Objectives
  1. Differentiate cognitive impairment, dementias, neurocognitive disorders and their unique symptoms and trajectories.
  2. Review new DSM5™ changes and updated research on neurocognitive disorders.
  3. Evaluate the current status of dementia research, including new risks, causes and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
  4. Summarize screening tools and diagnostic methods for neurocognitive disorders.
  5. Recognize the impact of neurocognitive disorders/ dementias on the individual, family, caregivers and healthcare providers.
  6. Develop a comprehensive interdisciplinary plan of care for the patient and family with neurocognitive disorders/ dementias.
  7. Synthesize evidence-based interventions for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
  8. Discuss pharmacologic therapy for neurocognitive disorders/ dementias, delirium and depression.
  9. Summarize clinical updates on delirium from prevention and early recognition to effective management.
  10. Examine ethical issues related to neurocognitive disorders including capacity, safety, diagnosis disclosure, palliative and end of life care.
  11. Improve quality of life and outcomes of care for patients and families with neurocognitive disorders/ dementias.
  12. Analyze case studies of complex patients with neurocognitive disorders/ dementias.
Outline
Neurocognitive Disorders, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
  • DSM-5™ changes and terminology
  • Aging and neurodegeneration
  • New research related to pathophysiology, diagnosis, risk factors and prevention
Differentiate Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Vascular disease
  • Frontotemporal disorder
  • Lewy body disease
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
Update on Delirium
  • Acute or persistent delirium
  • Screening and diagnosis
  • Prevent life threatening consequences
  • Evidence-based medications and treatment
  • Long term consequences
Diagnosis of Neurocognitive Disorders/Dementias
  • Reversible dementia-like disorders and conditions
  • Validated cognitive screening tools
  • New diagnostic criteria and stages of dementia
  • Family response to diagnosis
Pharmacologic Therapies for Neurocognitive Disorders/Dementias
  • Cholinesterase inhibitors
  • NMDA receptor antagonists
  • Antidepressants
  • Antipsychotics and other psychotropic drugs
  • Evaluate new drugs and learn medications to avoid
  • Consider risk, side effects, and efficacy for older adults
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
  • Vast majority of patients with one or more BPSD
  • Serious negative consequences of untreated behaviors
  • Tools to systematically assess the presence and severity of symptoms
  • Investigation of multiple contributing factors
  • Interdisciplinary creation and evaluation of a treatment plan
Interventions for Common Distressing Behaviors
  • Agitation, anxiety and restlessness that lead to emotional distress and disability
  • Apathy that contributes to poor prognosis and increased mortality
  • Sexually inappropriate behaviors – one of the most distressing behaviors
  • Frustration of changing behaviors over time
Best Practice for Unique Challenges
  • Eliminate pain-inducing factors to diminish behaviors
  • Nutrition and hydration challenges with disease progression
  • Sleep disorders and evidencebased management
  • Depression and effective therapy
  • Psychotic symptoms: Nonpharmacological and pharmacological interventions
Ethical Issues
  • Safety, function and autonomy
  • Comfort and dignity
  • Advance care planning
  • Palliative care and hospice
  • Genetic testing
  • Disclosure of diagnosis
Patient/Family Needs Across the Disease Trajectory
  • Professional and family caregivers
  • Community Resources
Case Studies and Clinical Stories
Author

M. CATHERINE WOLLMAN, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, CRNP

M. Catherine Wollman, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, CRNP, has been a gerontological nurse practitioner for over 25 years, caring for older adults in acute care, long-term care and home care. Catherine has served as the director of senior health for a large hospital system offering a full spectrum of services, including prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation. In this capacity, she managed outpatient services for seniors and cared for 100 high-risk older adults. As a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, she worked with a nationally-recognized transitional care program for high-risk older adults. She teaches clinical GNP students in Pennsylvania.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: M. Catherine Wollman maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: M. Catherine Wollman is a member of the American Medical Directors Association, the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.
Continuing Education Credits
Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $29.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.


Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 12/9/2022
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 12.6 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
No CE available for this board.

Arizona Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants:
Florida
CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Arizona OTs and OTAs. The Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (R4-43-203) confirms acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to occupational therapy that are approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits.


Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
This self-study course consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants:
CA PT
PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 12.5 continuing competency hours.

Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 CE credit hours.

New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 15.2 contact hours.

North Carolina Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Provider Number: 216.000270. This intermediate course is approved by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners by virtue of PESI Inc. approved provider status with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. This course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education hours.

Pennsylvania Physical Therapists and Assistants: The Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy recognizes approval by all other state boards. This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists.

Utah Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants: This course is designed to meet the Utah DOPL Rule R156-24b-303b.2.c.iv - A commercial continuing education provider providing a course related to the practice of physical therapy. Please retain a copy of the advertising brochure and your certificate of completion to provide to your board should this be requested of you. This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2106032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 12.5 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.


Physician Assistants



Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists
This course contains 12.0 hours of self-study continuing education. It was not offered for ASHA CEUs. Please retain your certificate of completion. If audited for ASHA Certification Maintenance, you can submit this certificate of completion at that time. For state licensure, teacher certification renewal, or other credential renewal, contact those agencies for information about your reporting responsibilities and requirements.

California Speech-Language Pathologists/Audiologists: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board, #PDP 319. This course meets the qualifications for 12.5 hours of self-study continuing professional development credit for Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists, as required by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board.

Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Provider Number: 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits.

Kansas Speech-Language Pathologists: Approved for 15.0 self-study continuing education clock hours for Kansas licensed Speech-Language Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.


Social Workers - National ASWB ACE
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PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2026. Social workers completing this course receive 12.25 Clinical continuing education credits.

Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.

California Social Workers: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This Intermediate level self-study activity consists of 12.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Colorado Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Provider #1413. This course has been approved for 12.6 continuing education hours.

Florida Social Workers:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits.

Illinois Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Successful completion of this self-study activity qualifies for 12.5 contact hours.

Kansas Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Provider #14-006. This self-study course has been approved for 12.5 continuing education hours.

Minnesota Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Minnesota, Board of Social Work. Provider #: CEP-140. This self-study course has been approved for 12.5 continuing education hours. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of a post-test.

Montana Social Workers: The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction.

New York Social Workers: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0008. This self-study activity will qualify for 15.0 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Pennsylvania Social Workers: The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/. This intermediate self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Ohio Social Workers:
Florida
PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 12.5 clock hours of continuing education credit. TBD


Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 12.5 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.


Audience
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • PTs and PTAs
  • OTs and OTAs
  • SLPs
  • Social Workers
  • Nursing Home Administrators
  • Mental Health Professionals from Hospitals
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Clinics
  • Assisted Living Facilities
  • Anyone desiring next-level skills to proactively assess and intervene for patients with neurocognitive disorders!