PPT-Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care

Eamon OShea NUI Galway Dementia Prevalence Rates 2 Dementia Worldwide An estimated 47 million people live with dementia in 2015 worldwide The worldwide economic cost of dementia was an estimated US808 billion in 2015. Prepared by. George Mwongera. Clinical Psychologist . KNH. Introduction. Psychosocial support addresses the ongoing psychological and social problems of HIV infected individuals, their partners, families and caregivers. . PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS . ASSESSMENT. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS . ASSESSMENT. What. . are. . psychosocial. . assessments. ?. Why. . are. . assessments. . needed. ? . What. kinds of . assessments. Dr Joanna . Bakas. Consultant Psychiatrist. Dr Kate-Ellen Elliott. Clinical Psychologist. What is dementia?. There are many different causes. It is a syndrome. Acquired and chronic. In most cases irreversible. Social Model of Dementia. Jennifer Carson. , PhD, Chief Learning Officer. Opening Fable – Upstream/Downstream. Upstream. Downstream. How . does . the fable . relate to how . healthcare providers commonly provide care and support to persons . Behaviors Associated with Dementia. JABSOM Department of Geriatrics. Mrs. . F.I. CC: . Combative . behaviors during bathing care. Mrs. . F is a . 7. 6 yo. . F with hx of . Alzheimer’s . dementia, HTN. Mr. Ed Russell, Director of Innovation, WCS-Care . Wide Awake Club: Engaging care home residents with dementia in night-time social activities. .. Presentation aim. To describe this innovative practice development - Wide Awake Club: a night-time activity programme to support occupational engagement of care home residents with dementia and night-time wakefulness. A . carer’s. perspective. Barbara Pointon MBE. Former . carer. , . Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Society & Dementia UK. barbara@pointon.name. Malcolm in 1992, aged 51, just after he was diagnosed. Lena Vannieuwenborg, Jan De Lepeleire, Frank Buntinx. Department of General Practice, KU Leuven, Belgium. Project Description. Objective. To assess the prevalence, presentation and handling of psychosocial problems in primary care in . Social Model of Dementia. Jennifer Carson. , PhD, Chief Learning Officer. Opening Fable – Upstream/Downstream. Upstream. Downstream. How . does . the fable . relate to how . healthcare providers commonly provide care and support to persons . Dr Rebecca Bancroft. Consultant Geriatrician. Learning Objectives. Improve understanding of Dementia as a life limiting illness. Recognise the cardinal features of Advanced Dementia. Identify common burdensome interventions often experienced by individuals with Advanced Dementia. How Interventions Drive Quality and . Optimize Resident Wellness. Melissa A. Napier MS, BSN . NOVA Annual Conference. . . . . Peppermill Reno Resort. Thursday. , June 23. rd. , 2017. 1. Objectives. Advancing practice in the care of people with dementia Learning outcomes: Demonstrate knowledge relating to responses to behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia Demonstrate knowledge relating to therapeutic interventions in a number of clinical areas ASSESSMENT. PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS . ASSESSMENT. What. . are. . psychosocial. . assessments. ?. Why. . are. . assessments. . needed. ? . What. kinds of . assessments. . are. . there. ? . Professor of Nursing Emerita, and Co-Director, National Health Law & Policy Resource Center. Elder Law Colloquium. The Aging Population, Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias: . Law & Public Policy.