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Instructional Level: Beginner

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Considerations for intervention/ treatment
  • Modifications to improve intake/nutrition
  • Case study examples

 

Author

Amber Heape, ClinScD, CCC-SLP, CDP

Mealtime Strategies for Patients with Dementia

Mealtime Strategies for Patients with Dementia

1 Hours Instructional Level: Beginner
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$16

Description:

How do I help the patient with dementia be successful at mealtime? That is the question many healthcare practitioners may ask themselves. This course will provide interventions and suggestions for therapists, nursing staff, and families with a focus on improving patient quality of life. Functional suggestions can be implemented quickly into daily practice.

Full Course Description
How do I help the patient with dementia be successful at mealtime? That is the question many healthcare practitioners may ask themselves. This course will provide interventions and suggestions for therapists, nursing staff, and families with a focus on improving patient quality of life. Functional suggestions can be implemented quickly into daily practice.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on assessing environmental and behavioral modifications to increase safe PO intake in patients with dementia.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify 3 modifications to improve environmental factors for patients with dysphagia and dementia.
  2. Recognize effects of diet modification on patients with dysphagia and dementia.
  3. Identify effective caregiver education strategies for working with families of patients with dysphagia and dementia.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on assessing environmental and behavioral modifications to increase safe PO intake in patients with dementia.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify 3 modifications to improve environmental factors for patients with dysphagia and dementia.
  2. Recognize effects of diet modification on patients with dysphagia and dementia.
  3. Identify effective caregiver education strategies for working with families of patients with dysphagia and dementia.

 

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: 1 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: Beginner

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 0.10 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Amber Heape is employed by a large healthcare company 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: 1 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: Beginner

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 0.10 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Amber Heape is employed by a large healthcare company 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.