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Comprehensive Dementia Certification: Clinical Applications for Healthcare Professionals
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The United States is in the midst of a dementia epidemic. Nearly 7 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease, several million more have other dementias (vascular, frontotemporal, Lewy body, and Parkinson’s dementia), and these numbers are expected to double by 2050! Every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65. Never before has the population of people age 65+ been higher. The need for providers across many disciplines who understand normal cognitive aging, dementia, and the needs of family care partners has never been greater.
Alzheimer’s disease was discovered in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer. In the last few decades, particularly in the last few years, we’ve had more advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease than in the prior 100+ years. Not only have medical advances occurred, we also have a greater understanding of the aging human brain, insights into why challenging behaviors occur in people living with dementia, the needs of caregivers, and a broadening spectrum of end-of-life issues which must be addressed in an era of medical advances where we can keep a person alive almost indefinitely. Never has there been a need to update medical, mental health, and administrative professionals in the changing landscape of dementia diagnosis and care.
As a dementia educator, Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA is seeing a growing demand from healthcare professionals to understand the changing dementia landscape. There is a desire and need to have advanced knowledge recognized through achievement of certification. Following the successful completion of this training, you will earn a Dementia Care Specialist Certification.*
CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!
- No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $99 value)!
- Simply complete this seminar and the included post-event evaluation, and your application to be an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist through Evergreen Certifications is complete.*
Attendees will receive documentation of ECDCS designation from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following completion.
*Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/ECDCS for professional requirements.
Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA, Empath Education, LLC
Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA, is dually trained as a physician and mental health counselor. He was the primary care partner for his late wife, Rebecca, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2007 at age 53 and died in 2016 after a 9-year journey. Ed was a practicing academic radiation oncologist for 23 years, specializing in the treatment of adults and children with brain cancer. In 2010, inspired by Rebecca’s journey, his medical interest shifted to dementia diagnosis and treatment, and with his additional training in mental health counseling, he founded the Memory Counseling Program in 2011, part of the Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and the Sticht Center on Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Prevention at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The program serves individuals, couples, and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia.
He is the author of four books. Along with coauthors Deborah Barr and Dr. Gary Chapman, he wrote Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer’s Journey, which describes his moving personal story of care for Rebecca coupled with an innovative use of the 5 love languages in dementia counseling. He also wrote The Dementia Care Partner’s Workbook, a support group manual and self-study guide for dementia care partners, providing understanding, education, and hope for the long journey of dementia caregiving from diagnosis through end-of-life. He has also co-authored two resources for support group leaders, A Leader’s Manual for Dementia Care Partner Support Groups and A Support Group for People Living with Dementia: The Leaders Manual.
Dr. Shaw now devotes more time to public speaking, educating, and encouraging seniors, people living with dementia and their care partners, and medical/mental health/other healthcare professionals working in the fields of aging and dementia. He is also a part-time geriatric mental health counselor at New Salem Counseling in Winston-Salem and a PESI speaker for many years, on a variety of topics related to geriatrics and dementia.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Edward Shaw is an Emeritus Professor with Wake Forest School of Medicine and receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has stock ownership in Embodied Labs. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Edward Shaw is a member of American Counseling Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology.
