PPT-Dementia 42% Pain 57% Psychological symptoms 70%

Delirium 66 Agitation Morbidity Length of stay Social care D I S T R E S S E D D ementia I npatient S tudy on T he R ecognition and E valuation of S igns S ignaling E. Robert D. Kerns, Ph.D.. Director, Pain Research, Informatics, medical . comorbidities. , and Education (PRIME) Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System. National Program Director for Pain Management, Veterans Health Administration. Type Contact Information for Presenter Here. Elizabeth Weingast , RN, MSN, GNP. VP Clinical Excellence. Orah Burack, MA Senior Research Associate. Jewish Home Lifecare. What is Dementia?. . Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.. T. han . C. uring,’ . the Simulated Syndromes. Jonny . Gerkin. , MD. Assistant Professor. UNC Department of Psychiatry. What are we really talking about?. Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorders and Malingering. Leena Patel. Overview. Statistics. Pathophysiology. Symptoms. Red flags. Diagnosis. Investigation. Management. Statistics. Prevalence. Europe – 11.5%. America – 10-15%. Female: Male ratio of 2:1. people . with dementia. Andy Clegg. Clinical Senior Lecturer & Consultant Geriatrician. University of Leeds & BTHFT. Outline. Epidemiology & subtypes. Diagnosis & symptoms. Palliative care for people with dementia. Presented by . Karla Brennscheidt, . psy.d. .. Owner, director. Clinical neuropsychologist – cedar valley . neurosycholoy. services, cedar falls. Outline . Aging Society . Iowa Data. Defining Dementia. Presented by . Angela Exford, RN, RMC, CLNC, RACT-CT, CADDCT, CDP. What is Dementia . Is a non-specific syndrome in which affected areas of the brain function may be affected such as:. Memory. aging, mild cognitive impairment . and dementia . “. When I was younger, I could remember anything whether . it happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember anything but the things that never happened.. Dr Cho Yiu YUNG. FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ireland). Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine. Dept. of Medicine & Geriatrics. United Christian Hospital . Hong Kong. Objective. To study the pattern of behavioural and psychological symptoms (. David X. Cifu, MD Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integrations Professor and Chair, Department of PM&R Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Senior TBI Specialist, U.S. Departm CURRENT ISSUES. Chairman – Nigel Spencer Ley. 15. TH. JUNE 2017. Reflections upon the chronic pain experience . Deceit, discrepancy and understanding the variable nature of human (dis)ability. Dr. Dementia is a serious brain disease that affects memory, ability to make decisions, daily functioning, as well as mood and behavior. Vascular dementia is a type of dementia caused by a stroke. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and vascular dementia is the second most common for people age 65 and older. . Peter Byrne. consultant liaison psychiatrist. Royal London Hospital. peter.byrne@nhs.nhs.net. . 49 y.o. separated woman. 2/12 of deteriorating mood, energy; currently no interest in life. Suicidal thoughts (e.g. “I want to just get to sleep … and never wake up”); these upset her most days but no intent with no history of self harm.. Chronic pain is a pain which has failed to improve with standardised medical treatments and recurs or lasts for more than 3 to 6 months, beyond the healing time of an injured tissue. All tissues in the human body heal within approximately 3 to 6 months after the initial injury but sometimes pain continues despite complete tissue healing. Therefore, chronic pain doesn’t indicate the actual tissue damage anymore. Here, pain which was supposed to be a protective starts to behave like a nuisance, restricting you from all the things, and activities you enjoy in life. .