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Instructional Level: Beginner

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Dementia Statistics and overview of Antipsychotics
  • Antipsychotics in a LTC setting
  • Dementia staging and programming/ strategies

 

Author

Amber Heape, ClinScD, CCC-SLP, CDP

Reducing Antipsychotics in Patients with Dementia: The Therapist's Role

Reducing Antipsychotics in Patients with Dementia: The Therapist's Role

1 Hours Instructional Level: Beginner
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Description:

Use of antipsychotic medications in patients with dementia can have deadly consequences. In this session, therapists will learn techniques and strategies to mitigate negative behaviors in patients with dementia, reducing the perceived need for antipsychotics.

Full Course Description
Use of antipsychotic medications in patients with dementia can have deadly consequences. In this session, therapists will learn techniques and strategies to mitigate negative behaviors in patients with dementia, reducing the perceived need for antipsychotics.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on addressing behavioral issues in patients with dementia, decreasing the use of antipsychotic drugs.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify impact of antipsychotics with dementia on quality of life
  2. List interventions that can be implemented by therapists to assist in reducedantipsychotic use for patients with dementia
  3. Recognize the effect of environmental modifications and effective caregivereducation for patient QOL and improved behavior.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on addressing behavioral issues in patients with dementia, decreasing the use of antipsychotic drugs.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify impact of antipsychotics with dementia on quality of life
  2. List interventions that can be implemented by therapists to assist in reducedantipsychotic use for patients with dementia
  3. Recognize the effect of environmental modifications and effective caregivereducation for patient QOL and improved behavior.

 

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.

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.

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.