Advanced Person Centered Care in Dementia - Part 1
Tam Cummings, PhD
“The Untangling Dementia” workbook (third edition) contains evidenced-based training materials designed for professional caregivers of persons with dementia. The workbook follows Dr. Cummings’ teaching of the connections between aging of the body, brain damage and corresponding behaviors and sensory changes, the eight most common forms of dementia and their identifying features. Understanding why a resident is displaying a specific behavior is much different that reacting to what appears to be sudden or new behavior. Explaining the aging changes that affect ADLs, the use of a variety of staging tools, identifying and treating pain using routine pain medication and antidepressants, rather than antipsychotic medications, is part of this session. Participation in three exercises designed to teach approach techniques when working with PWD, along with the workbook’s three pretests, a final test and the test answers are designed so participants can teach the workbook’s content in their home community.
[In this two-part breakout, participants will need to attend both sessions to receive “The Untangling Dementia” workbook (third edition)]
Maria Luisa Faner, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, WCC
Learn the skin conditions seen in the geriatric population and measures to prevent and treat skin breakdown in older adults. This session will also explore advanced best practices in the management of skin conditions in older adults.
Mental Health in Aging Adults: Common Conditions and Advanced Strategies for Effective Management
Cherie Simpson, PhD, MSN, MBA, PT, ACNS-BC
Cara Young, PhD, RN, FNP-C
This session will describe mental health conditions commonly encountered with aging adults, will review advanced evidence-based guidelines for treating them, and will discuss advanced strategies for optimizing mental health in geriatric clients.
Money Follows (whole) Person: Helping Adults with Serious Mental Illness Return to the Community
Jessie Aric, BA
People with serious mental illness (SMI) are more likely to have significant physical health issues and to enter nursing facilities earlier in life. The Texas Money Follows the Person (MFP) Behavioral Health Pilot was highly successful in reintegrating people with SMI into their communities. Learn about effective rehabilitative practices used in the Pilot and free training / technical assistance available to Medicaid managed care organizations and their providers through a new Center for Excellence funded under the federal MFP grant.
Michael Fischer, MD, MPH & TM
Participants will learn about the evidence supporting the CDC’s seven core elements and how to develop and implement an evidence-based model aimed at the reduction of unnecessary antibiotic use in the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria utilizing these elements. Throughout the presentation on the ASB model, participants will be introduced to criteria for determining when and when not to screen or treat asymptomatic bacteriuria, the complications of antibiotic use, the definition of symptomatic urinary tract infections, and the challenges of diagnosis in the elderly.
Keri Beth Cain, MA
Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need for long-term facilities to prepare their residents and staff for emergencies and disasters. This session will cover emergency and disaster preparedness for long-term care facilities, with a special focus on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services preparedness conditions of participation and lessons learned from the Hurricane Harvey response in 2017. The session will also include information about regional health care coalitions and the support available from those coalitions.
Norine Yukon, BSN – Former CEO, United Healthcare Community Plan of Texas
John Gillis, EdD, Management Consultant
Executive coaching can help you improve your personal and professional life. This interactive session provides an opportunity for a limited number of participants to give and receive feedback and practice assertiveness and communication skills in a group setting.
This session is limited to 20 participants only.
Abraham Brody, PhD, RN, GNP-BC
Participants will learn about the most effective, evidence-based practices for working with caregivers to manage day-to-day care of persons with advanced dementia.
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FAAN
Learn about current evidence-based protocol for optimizing nutritional outcomes for older adults with dementia and three hand-feeding techniques for feeding assistance. Dr. Batchelor-Murphy will teach a positive approach to dementia care, present mealtime behaviors as a form of communication and discuss common responses to feeding behaviors to optimize meal intake.
Resources for Nurses and Nurse Leaders
Denise Benbow, MSN, RN – Texas Board of Nursing
Each nurse has a different scope of practice based on the licensure level and the nurse’s education and experience. Nurses and leaders of nurses will learn about resources related to scope of practice, delegation, and evaluation of nursing conduct.
UT Center for Excellence in Long-Term Care
Tracie Harrison, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN
Sherry Reddick, EdM
Hear about the UT Center for Excellence in Aging Services and Long-Term Care and learn its mission, objective and approach to promote the highest standards of geriatric care for the benefit of the citizens of Texas using advances in technology, research and education.
The Virtual Dementia Tour® is a real-life experience of dementia that allows care providers to gain a deeper understanding of the complications of cognitive impairment.
This session is limited to 36 participants only.
Wit, Fit and Balance …. Strategies for Success
Meg R. Soper, RN
This presentation offers Meg’s unique perspective on how to deal with the daily stress in our lives. Meg will share how the decisions we make about nutrition, exercise and sleep all play a vital role in helping us find more balance and will take attendees through her Balance Wheel exercise. The exercise touches on the different areas of our life that we can devote our energy to – home environment, career, mind, soul, body, relationships and family.
She will also explore how our emotions, perceptions and preconceived ideas can limit us and how we can be mindful of using both sides of our brain. Using real life examples, Meg demonstrates that by choosing to shift our perspective – and understanding the distinction between left and right brain thought patterns - we can break free of our usual behavior patterns leading to healthier and stronger relationships with the people we work with. This motivational life balance presentation will entertain, inspire and leave audience members with tangible strategies that can help us realize improvements in our health, self-confidence and our relationships at work and at home.
Advanced Person Centered Care in Dementia – Parts 2
Tam Cummings, PhD
“The Untangling Dementia” workbook (third edition) contains evidenced-based training materials designed for professional caregivers of Persons with Dementia. The workbook follows Dr. Cummings’ teaching of the connections between aging of the body, brain damage and corresponding behaviors and sensory changes, the eight most common forms of dementia and their identifying features. Understanding why a resident is displaying a specific behavior is much different that reacting to what appears to be sudden or new behavior. Explaining the aging changes that affect ADLs, the use of a variety of staging tools, identifying and treating pain with routine pain medication and antidepressants, rather than antipsychotic medications, is information covered in this session. Additionally this workshop is designed to include participation in three exercises, approach techniques when working with PWD, along with the workbook’s three pretests, a final test and the test answers so participants can teach the workbook’s content in their home community.
[In this two part breakout, participants will need to attend both sessions to receive “The Untangling Dementia” workbook (third edition)]
Carol Delville, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Join the discussion on how normal age-related changes increase the risk and severity of pulmonary complications. Discuss the cause and advanced treatment for common respiratory disease in the older adults such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia and sleep apnea.
Laura M. Keyes, PhD, AICP
Participants will explore the relationships between negative images of aging so often depicted in media, our language, and culture and their influence on our interactions, hiring practices, decisions about employee promotion, consumer choices, and even political views. Ageism has profound effects the decisions in the workforce and the outcomes for older adults. Participants will understand ageism and its impact on professional relationships and will explore the relationships between ageism and labor decisions. Ethical tools and policies needed for protect and support older adults in the workforce will be explored.
Norine Yukon, BSN – Former CEO, United Healthcare Community Plan of Texas
John Gillis, EdD, Management Consultant
Executive coaching can help you improve your personal and professional life. This interactive session provides an opportunity for a limited number of participants to give and receive feedback and practice assertiveness and communication skills in a group setting.
This session is limited to 20 participants only.
Viola Benavente, PhD, RN, APN
This session will provide nurses and other health care providers with an update on plausible interventions that might prevent, delay or slow clinical Alzheimer’s-type dementia.
Dementia and cognitive impairment are grave public concerns, and it is difficult to establish demonstrated techniques to prevent or reduce risk or manage the disease. Participants will learn about vascular dementia, the cultural perspectives that influence the care of older Hispanic patients, and care recommendations for caregivers.
Sarah J. Dirks, DDS
The relationships between proper nutrition and oral health is complex. However, it is essential that we recognize the most common scenarios that may or may not lead to serious health problems, diet decline and weight loss. Participants will learn how to assess and manage oral prostheses such as partial dentures and dentures, and how to overcome difficulties.
Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Molly Curran, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
The failure to engage in regular monitoring of appropriate use of mediations with safety warnings in the elderly is one of most frequent cause of preventable adverse drug events. In this session, you will learn advanced best practices for complex mediation management for this population including multiple medication classes with risks.
Carol Gaskamp, PhD, RN, PHNA-BC
Patricia Bordie, MPA
Learn about services and resources that support independent living in community-based settings and the strategies for locating these resources.
James Booker, PhD
Jason Burnett, PhD
The Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment (TEAM) Institute is a 20-year multidisciplinary collaboration between academic medicine and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Division of Adult Protective Services. This collaboration includes geriatricians, gerontologists, nursing, forensic experts and social workers. The TEAM Institute mission is to improve the lives of abused and neglected vulnerable adults through evidence-based multidisciplinary clinical assessment, research and care planning. As the first formal collaboration between a medical school and a state APS program, the TEAM Institute has provided multidisciplinary clinical assessments and guided short- and long-term care plans for more than 2500 abused and neglected older adults. The TEAM Institute now has the first statewide elder mistreatment virtual assessment program in the U.S., a recently opened Senior Justice Assessment Center and is one of the most-well funded elder mistreatment centers in the U.S. including grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Justice, the Victims of Crime Act, the U.S. Office for Victims of Crime, the Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging and the U.S. Administration on Community Living. These efforts have had local, state and national impact.
Michael Barbour, RN, MSN
The United States is currently dealing with staggering numbers of aging veterans. Many of these people have received little to no treatment for their military service-related conditions. This session will focus on the veterans requiring behavioral health services, evidence-based treatment modalities and recommendations for communicating with the Veterans Administration system to transition these individuals back into society.
Stephanie Wofford, RN – VDT Certified Trainer
HHS Trainers
The Virtual Dementia Tour® is a real-life experience of dementia that allows care providers to gain a deeper understanding of the complications of cognitive impairment.
This session is limited to 36 participants only.
Abraham Brody, PhD, RN, GNP-BC
Participants will learn effective methods for assisting families in developing clear goals of care for the person with advanced dementia, so that the care their loved one receive is consistent with their wishes.
Beth Stalvey, PhD, MHP
Expectations are that the population of persons with developmental disabilities age 60 and older will increase three fold in the next 20 years. What does it mean to grow older with developmental disabilities? This session will highlight the unique health outcomes and support needs of people as they age with DD, the needs of caregivers and other family members who are aging and how the plan for the future, and the resources available through the aging network and long term services and support system that can assist individuals and caregivers throughout the lifespan.
Meg R. Soper, RN
The challenges of working in health care require us to be effective communicators. Meg has developed this interactive presentation to offer her audience strategies to enhance communication skills by creating greater awareness of the different generations in the workforce. People are different not necessarily difficult. We may not be able change a person’s behavior, but understanding them saves us time and lowers our stress level. The goal of this session is to enhance awareness of the changing demographics and their impact on the workforce as millennials emerge as the dominant cohort in today's workforce. Our teams are stronger because they are diverse. Participants will leave armed with practical, relevant strategies geared towards creating a more positive and productive workplace environment.
Pamela Brandon, BS
Compassionate Touch® is an evidence-informed, proactive approach of skilled touch that helps prevent behavioral expressions in people with dementia while, at the same time, reducing job stress in care-partners.
In this session, you will learn why skilled touch is good “medicine” in dementia care, how touch strengthens care-partner relationships, Compassionate Touch® techniques, the clinical impact of skilled touch on behavior, pain and anxiety, and case examples of integration in existing eldercare communities. Attendees leave with a skill that is immediately applicable as a new tool.
Recognizing and Reporting Elder Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation for Nurses
Michael S. Roberts, MPA
Dirk Sheridan, EdD
The elder population is growing. Nurses serve the elder population on a daily basis and are positioned to recognize and report abuse, neglect and exploitation. This session covers the signs of maltreatment and reporting suspected maltreatment to the proper authorities. This session also covers how Texas Adult Protective Services conducts investigations and provides protective services.
The Nurse’s Role in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting: Elder Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation
Denise Benbow, MSN, RN – Texas Board of Nursing
Every person, especially the elderly, deserves to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The nurse plays a pivotal role in patient safety and may be in a position to prevent, or recognize and report elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Kathy Richards, PhD, RN, FAAN
Michelle Dionne-Vahalik, DNP, RN
Doug Williams, BS, ACBIS, CALM
Cindy Gayle Medeiros, MS
Andrea MacBeth, BBS, MS
Liam M. Fry, MD, FACP, CMD
Angelica Rangel, MS
This presentation will focus on conduction of nursing home research from the perspectives of different stakeholders including nursing home administrators, regulatory agencies, nurse scientists, and family members of residents. Discussion topics are rationale and benefits of research for patients, staff and families, data collection and privacy issues, and priority research questions for improving quality of nursing home care.
Norine Yukon, BSN – Former CEO, United Healthcare Community Plan of Texas
John Gillis, EdD, Management Consultant
Executive coaching can help you improve your personal and professional life. This interactive session provides an opportunity for a limited number of participants to give and receive feedback and practice assertiveness and communication skills in a group setting.
This session is limited to 20 participants only.
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FAAN
Learn about current evidence-based protocol for optimizing nutritional outcomes for older adults with dementia and three hand-feeding techniques for feeding assistance. Dr. Batchelor-Murphy will teach a positive approach to dementia care, present mealtime behaviors as a form of communication and discuss common responses to feeding behaviors to optimize meal intake.
Marilyn Feist, RD, LD
Rebecca Bekka, RD, LD
“The aging process can affect nutrient intake, and therefore nutritional status. Dementia also presents additional risk factors to one’s nutritional status. Learn what nutrients may be under consumed, leading to increased health risks. Gain knowledge of resources and evidence based best practices to be proactive during the aging process, and to limit the decline in nutritional status.”
Tim Keesling, BS
Director, Veterans Mental Health Program
Texas Veterans Commission
Increasing numbers of health care professionals with no prior military service history or experience are working with military veterans and delivering patient care to this rapidly growing population. Learn about the indoctrination process of military culture, the impact of military-related traumas on families, and ways to work with military trauma-affected veterans. While mental health professionals are the primary audience, all health care professionals and public health providers are invited to attend.
Stephanie Wofford, RN – VDT Certified Trainer
HHS Trainers
The Virtual Dementia Tour® is a real-life experience of dementia that allows care providers to gain a deeper understanding of the complications of cognitive impairment.
This session is limited to 36 participants only.
Abraham Brody, PhD, RN, GNP-BC
Participants will learn effective methods for assisting families in developing clear goals of care for the person with advanced dementia, so that the care their loved one receive is congruent with their wishes.
Laura M. Keyes, PhD, AICP
The session will explore the parallels between socially constructed perceptions of aging and the dynamics of policy narratives. Participants will engage in this discussion through the lens of a model that demonstrates how the individual categorization of people results in policy decisions that may be equitable or inequitable. Participants will also examine the ethical tools to help policy makers recognize how images are portrayed and how these images influence their own decision making.
Meg R. Soper, RN
This high energy, interactive workshop will seek to create awareness about different personality styles and related tactics and strategies for resolving differences based on the DiSC model of human behavior. The session will begin with a group exercise that will get people mixing and energized. It will then be followed by a humorous but insightful exploration of different personality styles in the workplace, and how these styles influence people’s behavior, and their response to conflict and stressful situations. This segment is intended to create both self-awareness and social awareness among participants to help them understand the sources of conflict, and strategies for collaboration both with colleagues, patients and other stakeholders within Texas Health organization.
Clint Swindall, CSP – President & CEO, Verbalocity
Research indicates that less than one-third of employees are truly engaged. The vast majority of employees simply show up to work each day prepared to do the minimum to get by. This problem of employee disengagement is a source of ongoing frustration for leaders of any organization. In this session we’ll discuss specific steps to lead employees to higher levels of engagement.
Karyn Buxman, MSN, RN, CSP, CPAE
Expanding responsibilities, shrinking budgets, cranky coworkers, family demands, too much to do and not enough time to do it! Is it any wonder that we’re all a little edgy? Discover how to survive and thrive in a world of change. Find out how taking care of yourself can affect everyone’s bottom line. Learn how to get through the toughest of days and still remain smiling. Discover how to survive and thrive in a world of change.
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FAAN
Learn about current evidence-based protocol for optimizing nutritional outcomes for older adults with dementia and three hand-feeding techniques for feeding assistance. Dr. Batchelor-Murphy will teach a positive approach to dementia care, present mealtime behaviors as a form of communication and discuss common responses to feeding behaviors to optimize meal intake.
Michèle J. Saunders, DMD, MS, MPH
This program will cover federal and state requirements for oral health care in nursing facility residents, the 10 components of a NF dental program and how to determine the best methods to assure dental care for NF residents in three case studies.
Pia Kontos, PhD
A diagnosis of dementia is associated with stigma - stereotypes, prejudice, discriminatory practices - that creates social exclusion, diminishes dignity, and threatens well-being and quality of life. Persons living with dementia are presumed to be unable to grow and develop, and make meaningful contributions to their own lives and the lives of others. This session will challenge these assumptions by exploring how people living with dementia can express themselves in creative ways. Examples of music, storytelling and elder-clowning are provided that illustrate the strong and continuing presence of persons living with dementia. Discussion will highlight the importance of providing opportunities for persons living with dementia to engage with the arts in order to bring them into meaningful relationships and to support their creative self-expression.
Changing the Resident Experience through Engagement Technology
Juliet Kerlin, MA – Never2Late
Engagement technology provides nursing, activity and rehab professionals with opportunities to improve quality of care outcomes for their residents. Technology that engages through person-centered experiences can improve the quality of life of people undergoing physical and cognitive decline by allowing them to focus on their strengths and interests and by encouraging creativity, self-expression and continued personal development. A growing number of senior living communities have achieved transformative results by integrating engagement technology programs that allow staff to embrace the belief that well-being encompasses all the dimensions of personhood—mind, body and spirit. By examining qualitative case studies and quantitative research, the presenter will demonstrate how person-centered engagement technology allows senior living organizations to focus on the residents’ preferred view. This approach often results in the attainment of an optimal person-environment fit, which can improve wellness and quality of life for all residents.
Robotic Animals for People with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Takanori Shibata, PhD, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
Hear about the psychological, physiological and social effects of robotic animals for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Learn about the PARO Seal personal robot being used in nursing homes worldwide. In this session, you will learn about the CPT codes for reimbursement of biofeedback therapy with PARO by the Medicare and private insurance in addition to the contents in the short abstract.
Christopher Johnson, PhD
Participants will learn about causes of distress and current evidence-based interventions for eliminating this condition in persons living with dementia (PLWD). Dr. Johnson will outline the problems and challenges of distress for PLWD and for their care partners. Distress begins with diagnosis (ex. "medical hexing") and continues throughout the course of the PLWD's disability. Stereotyping all dementia as "Alzheimer's" will also be addressed as part of an overall revolution in education in dementia studies. Symptoms of distress for PLWD include depression, psychosis, aggression, "wandering" or walking, agitation, apathy and emotional disturbances all of which depend upon the disease the PLWD has. These behaviors can limit the ability of PLWD to carry on everyday activities and reduce their quality of life (QoL). Distress can cause or exacerbate sleep deprivation, fatigue and eating problems. The MSDA program at Texas State University follows in many ways the National Dementia Strategy in England (Department of Health, 2009) in effectively empowering PLWD. Instead of the dementia as tragedy motif which augments distress, we advocate the idea of dementia being a disability with a focus on personhood and dementia citizenship in care partnerships. Dr. Johnson's presentation will point out what research indicates are the major causes of distress in PLWD. He will highlight the need for more community-based personal support, reduced use of antipsychotic medication and alternative approaches to the support and empowerment of PLWD.
Stephanie Wofford, RN – VDT Certified Trainer
HHS Trainers
The Virtual Dementia Tour® is a real-life experience of dementia that allows care providers to gain a deeper understanding of the complications of cognitive impairment.
This session is limited to 36 participants only.
Pamela Brandon, BS
In this session, you will learn about Compassionate Touch®, an evidence-informed, proactive approach of skilled touch that helps prevent behavioral expressions in people with dementia while, at the same time, reducing job stress in care-partners. You will leave with an understanding of why skilled touch is good “medicine” in dementia care, how touch strengthens care-partner relationships, two Compassionate Touch® techniques, the clinical impact of skilled touch on behavior, pain and anxiety, and case examples of integration in existing eldercare communities. The experiential focus of the session makes the knowledge "come alive" and attendees leave with a new skill they can use immediately.
Ben Dickerson, PhD, LPCS
Characteristic of complex societies is making choices/judgments about people's behavior. Such decisions stem from pasted experiences, relying heavily on "anchorages" failing to recognize the new culture of growing older.
Dr Dickerson discusses principles of creating images reflecting changes and challenges in contemporary patterns of aging.
Abraham Brody, PhD, RN, GNP-BC
Participants will learn about the most effective, evidence-based practices for working with caregivers to manage day-to-day care of persons with advanced dementia.
Clint Swindall, CSP – President & CEO, Verbalocity
We live in a world of disengagement. This disengagement often causes people to count down the days to the weekend. True joy in life comes from finding ways to live for the weekday as much as we live for the weekend. By taking a proactive approach to finding ways to start living for the weekday, we’ll not only find more ways to enjoy our life, we’ll contribute to an overall culture of employee engagement. In this session we’ll discuss specific steps to change the way we see our professional life and personal life coming together.
Melissa Batchelor-Murphy, PhD, RN-BC, FNP-BC, FAAN
Learn about current evidence-based protocol for optimizing nutritional outcomes for older adults with dementia and three hand-feeding techniques for feeding assistance. Dr. Batchelor-Murphy will teach a positive approach to dementia care, present mealtime behaviors as a form of communication and discuss common responses to feeding behaviors to optimize meal intake.
Joseph A. Kotarba, PhD
This session examines two features of music in aging. The first is the actual use of music as a therapeutic intervention for conditions such as dementia and memory loss. The second is the place music holds in the normal, everyday life of the elderly. Findings indicate that music experiences among the elderly very closely resemble those of young children. At both ends of the lifecycle, people are dependent on others to create situations in which music is performed and enjoyed. In this presentation, there will be a comparison on the care value of both by examining music situations ranging from nursing homes, assisted living facilities, community service centers, music performance centers, at home and at the homes of others. The goal is to discuss possible applications of this knowledge to caregiving.
Viola Benavente, PhD
This session will help healthcare providers and caregivers evaluate potential cognitive benefits of interventions and activities that promote cognitive health to understand the quality and weight of common recommendations. The dementia education gap among Hispanic patients and caregivers is critical and current evidence does not support a mass public education campaign to encourage people to adopt specific interventions to prevent cognitive decline or dementia. Participants will learn to draw conclusions about the relative effectiveness of different cognitive training approaches or techniques for therapeutic caregiving.
Rebecca G. Deason, PhD
"his session will provide an overview of current scientific research on the aging brain and the best strategies for improving learning and memory. Topics will include the changes that occur in the brain as it ages and how these changes can impact memory and cognition. Learn the differences between cognition in healthy aging and dementia, with an emphasis on factors associated with healthy cognitive aging.""
Lyn Litchke, PhD
Participants will be guided through a research based yoga therapy protocol for persons with AD. Throughout yoga session, verbal prompts will be given to demonstrate the integration of the Validation strategies and three levels of yoga modifications to maximize resident’s engagement. Presentation will highlight the application of the six stages of the published theoretical model for yoga for persons with AD and their caregivers
Invisible Wounds of War: Caring for the Geriatric Veteran
Michael Barbour, RN, MSN
The United States is currently dealing with staggering numbers of aging veterans. Many of these individuals have received little to no treatment for their military service-related conditions. This session will focus on the veterans requiring behavioral health services, evidence-based treatment modalities and recommendations for communicating with the Veterans Administration system to transition these individuals back into society.
Post-Traumatic Stress and Dementia Behaviors in Long-Term Care: The Wars Within
Kathy Johanns, BA, program administrator at the Veterans Land Board, Texas State Veterans Homes
Sara Rodriguez, RN nurse manager at the Veterans Land Board, Texas State Veterans Homes
In this session, we will discuss the idea that post-traumatic stress is an injury to the soul including how to manage it and heal it late in life. We will explore how to work with your residents who have PTS and behaviors caused by PTS and dementia.
Stephanie Wofford, RN – VDT Certified Trainer
HHS Trainers
The Virtual Dementia Tour® is a real-life experience of dementia that allows care providers to gain a deeper understanding of the complications of cognitive impairment.
This session is limited to 36 participants only.
Laura Colgin, PhD
Participants will learn about state-of-the-art techniques and recent breakthroughs in the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and memory disorders.
Michael Fisher, MD, MPH & TM
Participants will learn about the CDC’s seven core elements and the evidence supporting them. Participants will learn how to develop and implement an evidence-based model aimed at the reduction of unnecessary antibiotic use in the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria utilizing the seven core elements. Throughout the presentation on the ASB model, participants will be introduced to criteria for determining when and when not to screen or treat asymptomatic bacteriuria, the complications of antibiotic use, the definition of symptomatic urinary tract infections, and the challenges of diagnosis in the elderly.
Cindy Quinn, BS, CHWI
Active for Life Health and Wellness Evidence-Based Programs provide knowledge, skills and tools to empower older Texans to age well while aging in place.
Clint Swindall, CSP – President & CEO, Verbalocity
For the first time in history, we have five generations in the workforce --- five generations that have been shaped by the times in which they grew up. In order to begin connecting the generations, an effort must be made to look beyond our own perspective and understand what has happened to each generation to make it unique. In this session we’ll look at the differences and the similarities, and how leaders can benefit by taking time to understand each generation.
Donna Butts, Executive Director, Generations United
Today’s age-segregated society needs innovative strategies that connect the generations and engage our older adults and children as valuable resources. Intergenerational programs do just that by creating intentional opportunities to engage youth with older adults, including all ages and abilities. This interactive workshop will share promising practices in intergenerational programming and equip participants to create and expand intergenerational programs in their communities.
Christopher Johnson, PhD
Participants will learn how key issues have evolved in dementia care for persons living with dementia (PLWD). Dr. Johnson will describe how the commodification of care relates to institutional abuse through (e.g. polypharmacy, staffing, “warehousing” social activities etc.) for PLWD. He will identify how the lack of dementia and gerontology education for long term care administrators and staff contributes to institutional abuse. He will define institutional abuse and discuss situations where it is applicable for Certified Nursing Assistants and residents. Finally, Dr. Johnson will outline some examples of poor Memory Care Neighborhood designs and how this relates to institutional abuse.
Recognizing and Reporting Elder Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation for All Professionals
Michael S. Roberts, MPA
Dirk Sheridan, EdD
The elder population is growing in raw numbers and as a proportion of the total population. Nurses, first responders, and other professionals who interact with older adults are in the right place to recognize and report abuse, neglect and exploitation. This session covers the signs of maltreatment, how to report suspected maltreatment to the proper authorities, and how Texas Adult Protective Services conducts investigations and provides protective services. This session will also include an explanation of how Texas Adult Protective Services staff work with first responders in emergency situations.
The Nurse’s Role in Prevention, Recognition and Reporting: Elder Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation
Denise Benbow, MSN, RN – Texas Board of Nursing
Every person, especially the elderly, deserves to be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The nurse plays a pivotal role in patient safety and may be in a position to prevent, or recognize and report elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body
Delia Jervier, BA – Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association Capital of Texas Chapter
Join us to learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagements to incorporate into a plan for healthy living.
Lost Time is Never Found Again – Silver Alerts
Ben Patterson, BS – Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety
The state of Texas has issued almost 850 Silver Alert activations since the inception of the program in 2007. In each of the alerts, time is always the most critical factor in locating the missing person, i.e. having families notify local law enforcement quickly when a loved one is missing, collecting all the needed information for public dissemination and issuing the actual alert. This session will discuss the state of Texas Silver Alert Program, its requirements and how silver alerts are issued.
Carmen E. Westerberg, PhD
Recent research indicates that one major function of sleep is to preserve recent experiences and integrate them with our existing knowledge base. In this session you will learn how different aspects of sleep contribute to memory formation and maintenance, how sleep changes concomitant with age and disease impact this process, and strategies for improving sleep and memory.
Uduak Ntuen, PharmD
Michelle Dionne-Vahalik, DNP, RN
This session will provide you with information related to antipsychotic medication usage in long-term care. The discussion will begin with the initiative to reduce the usage of antipsychotic medications in residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, dementia or other related conditions in nursing homes (Texas Reducing Antipsychotics In Nursing homes (T.R.A.I.N)), where we were at when the initiative launched and where we are today. We will also share the lessons we have learned along the way that have helped us reach a standard of care that is applicable to all care settings. Additionally, information will be provided on the root cause analysis and what this analysis has shown in all areas of care for those who are prescribed antipsychotic medications. The session will end with resources available for providers to use that can reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in all areas of care.
Stephanie Wofford, RN – VDT Certified Trainer
HHS Trainers
The Virtual Dementia Tour® is a real-life experience of dementia that allows care providers to gain a deeper understanding of the complications of cognitive impairment.
This session is limited to 36 participants only.
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