Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45 for Professionals
$25 Family Members
Group rates are available

CEUs provided by Oakton Community College and Alexian Bros

Presenters:
Concetta Forchetti M.D. Ph.D.
Jeannine Forrest, RN, PhD
Mary Ellen Geist, Author and Family Caregiver


Description:
On September 21st, World Alzheimer’s Day, educational programs are being held in dozens of countries to raise awareness about the growing challenge of this disease for individuals, families, and society. This year, the Alzheimer’s Association-Greater Illinois Chapter, is pleased to bring together professional and family caregivers for a morning of learning about recent advances in science and care.

Dr. Concetta Forchetti, both a researcher and clinician, will provide an update on current trends in biomedical research including diagnosis, treatment, and population studies examining risk reduction. Dr. Jeannine Forrest, who manages a research project involving palliative care for people with advanced dementia, will describe best practices and the findings of her current study. Finally, Mary Ellen Geist, author of an acclaimed memoir about caring for her father with Alzheimer’s disease, will talk about her personal journey of caregiving and the power of music and song to connect with those with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45 CEUs additional $10.00

Presenters:
Jeannine Forrest, RN, PhD
Susan Rothas, RN


Description:
Caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is both an art and science. Practitioners must know how to critically evaluate the cognitive, physical, and functional status of those in their care. Likewise, accurate recording of your findings is essential for improved care outcomes and staff communication This session will enable you to:
Extract critical information from MDS reports

• Refine your head to toe physical assessment skills using observation, palpation, auscultation and percussion
• Identify abnormal findings and changes in condition from normal age related changes
• Document findings more clearly and accurately

Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45 CEUs additional $10.00

Presenters:
Jeannine Forrest, RN, PhD
Susan Rothas, RN
Dan Kuhn, MSW
Janet Stifter, MSN, RN


Description:
For people with Alzheimer’s disease, a planned and unplanned hospitalization often results in increased confusion, risk for falls, use of restraints, deconditioning, increased length of stay and financial costs. What can hospital staff and family members do to prevent or reduce these consequences? What essential information should nursing home staff communicate before transfer to the emergency room? Join us and learn how to:

Objectives:
1. Anticipate illness or medical conditions that may not require hospitalization.
2. Reduce anxiety and confusion without chemical or physical restraint.
3. Manage pain more effectively.
4. Identify discharge needs more accurately and facilitate family caregiver instruction.

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Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45 CEUs additional $10.00

Presenters:
Darby Morhardt
Dan Kuhn, MSW


Description:
This seminar will focus on dementias other than Alzheimer’s disease that affect as many as 30 percent of persons with dementia. These include vascular dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, and other rare types. Symptoms, differential diagnosis, pathology, and treatment options will be discussed. The practical challenges of these disorders facing caregivers and how to best meet the care needs of those affected will be addressed. A panel of family caregivers will share their personal perspectives on living with loved ones affected by these dementias.

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Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45 CEUs additional $10.00

Presenters:
Dan Kuhn, MSW
Kathleen Ustick, LPN
Rachell Blough, CTRS


Description:
Person-centered care is a social approach to caregiving that is increasingly being marketed by healthcare organizations. What does it really mean in practice for both caregivers and people with dementia? What knowledge and skills do caregivers need to implement this approach in everyday interactions with people in their care? What kind of supports do caregivers need from their managers and administration to deliver person-centered care? This seminar will focus on activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, dressing and toileting in order to answer these important questions. At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: Define person-centered care. Differentiate between the traditional medical model of care and a social model of care. Implement person-centered care in everyday care tasks.

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Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45 CEUs additional $10.00

Presenters:
Dan Kuhn, MSW

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Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45 CEUs additional $10.00

Presenters:
Dan Kuhn, MSW
Jeannine Forrest, PhD, RN


Description:
For persons in the late and final stages of dementia, palliative care offers a model that focuses on comfort and quality of remaining life as the primary goals in all activities and treatment decisions. Recent findings will be discussed from the conclusion of a three year study conducted by researchers at the Greater Illinois Chapter on Palliative Care for Persons with Advanced Dementia in Nursing Homes. This interactive session will help professionals identify new strategies for comfort focused care and family education on topics including the benefits/burdens of artificial nutrition, antibiotics and pain medications. Learn how to create comfort in physical, emotional and spiritual ways through the end-of-life.

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Phone:
847.933.2413

Cost:
$45CEUs additional $10.00

Presenters:
Melanie Chavin, MS
Janna Dutton

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