Elderwerks Continuing Education Opportunities

Elderwerks Education Team

Dementia Care

Professional

Consumer

Cultural Diversity in Dementia Care All cultures are affected by dementia, but each unique culture sees the disease process differently, as well as caregiving for their own. Discuss several cultures and their statistics of dementia, what risks are for that group, and how caregiving either by their family or health care professional impacts outcomes. DC1 1.0 Cultural/ Nurse, SW, NHA Dementia Training for HCP This 1.5 CE program will cover all the requirements for healthcare workers that were initiated in 2023 through IDPH. DC2 1.5 Nurse, SW, NHA, Other HCPs HRSA - Overview Mild Cognitive Impairment Learn about normal vs. non normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and introduction to Alzheimer’s disease and other common dementias. DC3 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA HRSA - Understanding Early Dementia for the Interprofessional Team Discuss signs and symptoms of early dementia, changes in cognition that are typical of early dementia, and common manifestations that arise in early stage. Discuss general strategies for managing symptoms of dementia. DC4 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Interprofessional Team Roles and Responsibilities in Providing Person-Centered Care Discuss what Person center care is, and the importance of the interprofessional care team’s roles and responsibilities are to achieve this for each person. DC5 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA The Role of Acute Care Staff in The Emergency Department and Hospitals for Person’s Living with Dementia (PLWD)

19