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Project ECHO® Growing Older with Lifelong Intellectual Disabilities: When Dementia is Suspected or Diagnosed Bi-weekly, April 22 – June 17, Noon-1:15pm (EDT)

April 22 @ 12:00 pm - June 17 @ 1:15 pm

free

Project ECHO®  Growing Older with Lifelong Intellectual Disabilities:

When Dementia is Suspected or Diagnosed

Bi-weekly, April 22 – June 17, Noon-1:15pm (EDT)

This Project ECHO series is a free, practical, case-based education program for health care and service providers who want to enhance their knowledge, competence, and performance related to the care of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities affected by dementia.  Each ECHO session will include a short presentation by a topic expert, followed by a case study submitted in advance by an ECHO participant site, and then open discussion to learn from one another.

April 22 – Care Planning with the NTG – Early Detection and Screen for Dementia (NTG-EDSD)

Lucille Esralew, PhD

Senior Psychologist, California Department of Developmental Services

Chair, NTG Scientific/Research Consultative Panel

Co-Chair, NTG Advisory Board

May 6 – Addressing Brain Health in Adults With I/DD: A Companion to the KAER Toolkit

Jennifer L. Pettis, MS, RN, CNE

Director of Strategic Alliances

Gerontological Society of America

May 20 – Skills2Care-ID Program

E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA

Program Coordinator, BS-OTD East Falls

Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy

College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University

June 3 – A Professional and Personal Perspective

Professional and Personal perspective – Submit & Comply

Joan E Medlen, MEd, RDN

Oregon WIC Training Coordinator

June 17 – End-of-Life Ethical Considerations

End-of-Life Ethical Considerations

Jeanne Kerwin, DMH, HEC-C

Co-Chair for the Ethics Consultation Service for the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying

OUR INTERPROFESSIONAL HUB TEAM OF EXPERTS

Gerontologist Kathleen Bishop, PhD

Administrator Ashara Edwards, MS

Psychologist Matthew P. Janicki, PhD

Nutritionist Catherine Conway, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES

Neurologist Seth M. Keller, MD

Gerontologist Phillip Clark, ScD

Gerontologist Edward Ansello, PhD

Nurse Practitioner Kathy Service, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CDDN

Questions? Want to learn more? Please contact Faith Helm at rigec@etal.uri.edu

Details

Start:
April 22 @ 12:00 pm
End:
June 17 @ 1:15 pm
Cost:
free
Website:
https://vcu.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=81625c4d6cbe716e1a73df184&id=a0da6e9a5e&e=c03cc23461