Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s
  • Types of dementia and their presentations
  • Cognitive symptoms
  • Memory problems
  • Executive function deficits
  • Relationship of dementia to self-feeding and mealtime
  • Prevalence of sarcopenia and what it means for our patients
  • Cognition screens
  • Stages of AD

Hour 2

  • Impact of COVID on evaluation procedures and therapy
  • Appropriate screens for nurses to conduct to identify patients for evaluation
  • Medication resources
  • Importance of albumin levels for PEG consideration
  • Assessment and impact of dentition
  • Diet and liquid modifications and compliance
  • Feeding techniques
  • EDAR and care planning for resident choice
  • PEG
  • Use of hyperdermoclysis
  • Hospice/palliative care
  • Therapy issues with COVID-19
  • Adaptive equipment for improve self-feeding and independence at mealtime

Author

Denise Dougherty, MA, CCC-SLP

Dysphagia and Dementia

Dysphagia and Dementia

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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$33

Description:

Many clients have a diagnosis of dementia, but numerous medical conditions fall under this category. Not all dementias present with the same type of dysphagia. This course provides an overview of dysphagia and dementia including the similarities and differences of dementia types, evaluation, and treatment recommendations. Furthermore, COVID-19 protocols are discussed to minimize risks to therapists and patients. When implemented, evaluations and therapy sessions may look and feel different. Finally, this course compares feeding techniques long with adaptive equipment that may allow more independence with self-feeding.

Full Course Description
Many clients have a diagnosis of dementia, but numerous medical conditions fall under this category. Not all dementias present with the same type of dysphagia. This course provides an overview of dysphagia and dementia including the similarities and differences of dementia types, evaluation, and treatment recommendations. Furthermore, COVID-19 protocols are discussed to minimize risks to therapists and patients. When implemented, evaluations and therapy sessions may look and feel different. Finally, this course compares feeding techniques...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to provide the ability to utilize nurse screenings and to implement new procedures for evals and therapy during COVID.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Recognize the types of dementia and swallowing deficits associated with each.
  2. Identify how impaired cognition, memory, and executive functions impact self-feeding and oral intake.
  3. Recognize impact of recommendations for your patients including texture/liquid modification, EDAR and care planning for resident choice.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to provide the ability to utilize nurse screenings and to implement new procedures for evals and therapy during COVID.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Recognize the types of dementia and swallowing deficits associated with each.
  2. Identify how impaired cognition, memory, and executive functions impact self-feeding and oral intake.
  3. Recognize impact of recommendations for your patients including texture/liquid modification, EDAR and care planning for resident choice.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Speech Language Pathologist, Nurses

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Denise Dougherty is self-employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Speech Language Pathologist, Nurses

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Denise Dougherty is self-employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.