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Duration:
120 minutes including a Q&A
Includes:
• A certificate of completion
• The on-demand recording to watch at your convenience, for at least one year
• A handout in PDF format for viewing or self-printing
Objectives:
• “Did I forget my keys because I’m old or did I forget my keys because I have dementia?” Barb will explain the difference
• What are the differences between the 3 D’s? Depression, delirium, and dementia?
• Review the differences in how to treat each of the D’s in the elderly.
• Review reversible causes and conditions associated with mild cognitive impairment
• Review the top 3 causes of peripheral neuropathy in the geriatric population?
• Review how to protect the nervous system from inevitable deterioration – things to help slow down the “aging process”
• Discuss Parkinson’s disease—causes, clinical manifestations, and current treatment
• Brief review of diabetes in the Elderly – with recommendations for treatment in a 70-year-old vs. a 99-year-old.
• Brief review of thyroid disorders in the elderly – specifically as they relate to the nervous system and the heart.
Description:
This three-part webinar is designed for nurses who provide care to older adults in acute care settings, long-term care, and in the home. Barb will assist nurses in developing skills in assessment and care of urgent problems that commonly occur in older patients/clients.Specifically, normal and healthy aging will be reviewed along with refining assessment skills in the elderly; and a review of the major issues encountered in the neuro/endocrine, cardiorespiratory and GI systems in the elderly.
Who Should Attend?:
• Nurses and HCP Who Work With Geriatric Clients in Acute, Long Term, Ambulatory, & Community Settings
• Home Health Care Staff, Geriatric Day Staff
• Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Recreational Therapists
• Social Workers, Dieticians, Pharmacists
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP
Barb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses’ Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.
