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Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Dysphagia and the demented patient
  • Concepts and statistics regarding this population and how it impacts the patient's overall quality of life
  • Review of swallowing process/phases
  • Dementia and Food textures
  • Dysphagia and the demented patient
  • Concepts and statistics regarding this population and how it impacts the patient's overall quality of life
  • Review of swallowing process/phases
  • Dementia and Food textures

Hour 2

  • How to use clinical skills and caregiver interviews to assess the needs of these patients
  • Therapeutic and Management Strategies
  • How to treat and manage dysphagia in this patient population
  • Family and staff training
  • How to train caregivers to maintain carryover of treatment goal

Author

Verlyn Evans, Ed.D, CCC/SLP

Dysphagia in Dementia Patients: Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment

Dysphagia in Dementia Patients: Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

Malnutrition and dehydration are common problems in the geriatric population. Dementia, which is accompanied by cognitive and attention deficits, places geriatric patients at an even higher risk for dysphagia. In addition, these patients often suffer from weight loss, aspiration and a decreased quality of life.

This course provides information on how to assess and treat dysphagia in patients with dementia. Management strategies, research and case samples are provided so participants are able to achieve optimum progress in dysphagia therapy. Suggestions for training family and nursing staff to assist in providing improved levels of nutrition and quality of life for these patients are also provided.

Full Course Description
Malnutrition and dehydration are common problems in the geriatric population. Dementia, which is accompanied by cognitive and attention deficits, places geriatric patients at an even higher risk for dysphagia. In addition, these patients often suffer from weight loss, aspiration and a decreased quality of life.This course provides information on how to assess and treat dysphagia in patients with dementia. Management strategies, research and case samples are provided so participants are able to achieve optimum progress...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on how to assess and treat dysphagia in patients with dementia. 

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the necessary components of an assessment and clinical observation to identify patients with dementia who require skilled intervention
  2. Recognize how patients with dementia respond to different food textures
  3. Recognize how to integrate assessment strategies to diagnose and develop a plan of care for individuals with dementia
  4. Identify treatment and management strategies to address dysphagia in demented patients
  5. Identify how to utilize family and nursing staff to improve carry-over of treatment strategies for demented patients with dysphagia

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on how to assess and treat dysphagia in patients with dementia. 

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the necessary components of an assessment and clinical observation to identify patients with dementia who require skilled intervention
  2. Recognize how patients with dementia respond to different food textures
  3. Recognize how to integrate assessment strategies to diagnose and develop a plan of care for individuals with dementia
  4. Identify treatment and management strategies to address dysphagia in demented patients
  5. Identify how to utilize family and nursing staff to improve carry-over of treatment strategies for demented patients with dysphagia

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

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 – Verlyn Evans is employed by Liberty University 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

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 – Verlyn Evans is employed by Liberty University 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.