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Instructional Level: Intermediate

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Course Outline:

Hour 1

LBD, PD, PDD, AD and DLB:
- What is LBD?
- Similarities
- Differences
Why does this impact therapeutic interventions?
Research:
- Current Directions

Hour 2

Medical Approach:
- Diagnostic Advancements
Effective pharmacological approach to treat symptoms
Hypersensitivity to drugs

Hour 3

Therapeutic Interventions:
- Physical Therapy:
- Occupational Therapy:
- Speech Therapy:

Author

Judy Towne Jennings, PT, MA

Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease Dementia: Same or Different?

Name: Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease Dementia: Same or Different?
Brand: homeceuconnection
SKU: HCEU-ITEM-9114-VC
Price: 49.0 USD
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3 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate

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Description:

It is vitally important that health professionals understand the unique features of this neurodegenerative disease. It is the second most common dementia. Yet it is the most frequently misdiagnosed and highly under-diagnosed. The symptoms can look like Parkinson's Disease or Alzheimer’s, but several unique symptoms make it a separate disease spectrum. Judy also discusses several commonly used drugs that can have adverse effects on those suffering from LBD.

Having been a caregiver, Judy presents many proven suggestions to allow therapists to help other caregivers maintain a safe and quality environment in the home for as long as possible.

Full Course Description

Lewy Body Dementia is really an umbrella term for two separate diseases: Parkinson Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. This course allows the clinician to recognize the differences and similarities to Lewy Body Dementia and to apply safe and effective management of the disease.It is vitally important that health professionals understand the unique features of this neurodegenerative disease. It is the second most common dementia. Yet it is the most frequently misdiagnosed and highly...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to recognize the differences and similarities to Lewy Body Dementia and to apply safe and effective management of the disease.

Professional Objectives:

Recognize differences and similarities between Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) and Parkinson’s Disease (PD), PD Dementia (PDD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
Identify LBD’ s unique symptoms affecting care plans.
List tools used to diagnose LBD.
Recognize the effective drugs with LBD and the dangerous types of drugs that can cause harm.
Identify the value of exercise and rehab programs with Physical Therapists.
Identify the value of exercise and rehab programs with Occupational Therapists.
Identify the value of exercise and rehab with Speech Pathologists.
Recognize caregiver’s perspective and needs to be able to modify the home environment for safety and effectiveness
List specific suggestions to facilitate quality-of-life caregiving

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to recognize the differences and similarities to Lewy Body Dementia and to apply safe and effective management of the disease.

Professional Objectives:

Recognize differences and similarities between Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) and Parkinson’s Disease (PD), PD Dementia (PDD), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
Identify LBD’ s unique symptoms affecting care plans.
List tools used to diagnose LBD.
Recognize the effective drugs with LBD and the dangerous types of drugs that can cause harm.
Identify the value of exercise and rehab programs with Physical Therapists.
Identify the value of exercise and rehab programs with Occupational Therapists.
Identify the value of exercise and rehab with Speech Pathologists.
Recognize caregiver’s perspective and needs to be able to modify the home environment for safety and effectiveness
List specific suggestions to facilitate quality-of-life caregiving

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

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, 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

This course is offered for 0.30 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 – Judy Jennings is self-employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

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

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