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Our Aging Nation – 2015

Name: Our Aging Nation – 2015
Start: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2015-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Pleasant Hill Community Center

October 15, 2015

Free

Continuing Education Units are being prepared and will be distributed by 11/2/2015

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A Complimentary Geriatric Seminar offering 6 CE Units

Thursday, October 15^th, 2015
Pleasant Hill Community Center, Perera Pavilion
320 Civic Dr, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Hosted by:
Hospice of the East Bay
John Muir Medical Center, Concord
Eldercare Services

Complimentary continental breakfast & light lunch

Course Description & Speakers:
During the seminar attendees will be provided with information pertinent to the care and support of the elder adult on the following topics:

Crucial Conversations, Larry Hicks, MD, JMH Senior Services
Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia, Elizabeth Landsverk, MD, Medical Director Silverado Hills Memory Care
Polypharmacy, Sally Sample, MD, CMO Hospice of the East Bay
Anxiety Disorders, Anne Rosenthal, PhD, MFT, CMC, Eldercare Services
The Aging Adult, Tom Herman, DPT, Skilled Therapies, Inc
Whole Food Nutrition, Angela Stanford, MBA, RD, RYT, Vital Nutrition & Wellness

Continuing Education Credits: 6 CEUS

CEUS will be issued by Eldercare Services
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #13444 for contact hours. Board of Behavior Sciences Provider PCE 2220, CRCFE # 2000095-740-2. California Marriage & Family Therapist Association #124571. California Nursing Association #6543.
If you need any auxiliary aids or services to attend the class, please call Center for Nursing Education @ 925-674-2529
CE credits granted only for full attendance of the seminar. Partial credit will not be granted. A person attending late or leaving before the seminar is completed may not be issued continuing education units or certificate of attendance
Questions? Contact Karen Barnes-Jarvis, 925-382-5827 or [email protected].
No fee but seats are limited. Advanced reservations are required, THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Program Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, the participant will be able to:

Crucial Conversations that Count, Larry Hicks, MD

Understand the importance of formulating advance health directives and ensure family, close friends and health care providers are aware of directive decisions
List the types of advance directives available
Discuss the benefits and burdens of CPR and feeding tubes

Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias, Elizabeth Landsverk, MD

Understand the common dementias other than Alzheimer’s that affect patients
State the basic differences of the top 5 dementias, symptoms and challenges
Adapt best care practices to each type of dementia based on needs

Polypharmacy, Sally Sample, MD

Understand the scope of the problem of polypharmacy
Identify the metabolic changes in the geriatric population
Define and describe inappropriate medication use/prescribing
Review the approach to the geriatric patient

Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults, Anne Rosenthal, PhD, MFT, CMC

Identify the signs and symptoms of late life anxiety
List 3 pre-existing conditions that can contribute to late life anxiety
Identify 2 interventions that can address late life anxiety disorders

The Aging Adult; a Therapist’s Perspective, Tom Herman, DPT

Identify the physiologic changes in the aging adult: what happened to me?
List the functional based therapies for the aging population: Therapy, is it worth it?
Utilize fall prevention interventions for seniors: Fall, it is a four letter word

Whole Food Nutrition Support for Aging Gracefully, Angela Stanford, MBA, RD, RYT