What You’ll Discover in Edward G. Shaw Challenging Geriatric Behaviors
- Faculty:
- Edward G. Shaw
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 42 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and video
- Copyright:
- April 24, 2020
Description
This is the best recording on challenging geriatric behaviors that you will ever complete – GUARANTEED! Register Edward G. ShawSpeaker on Geriatrics for High-Altitude Populations: Dr. Michael A. Grasso, MA.-A dynamic, energetic program with engaging case studies, insightful discussions, and interactive learning. You will finish this recording with practical techniques that you can apply the next day!
Cognitively impaired persons-Even experienced healthcare professionals may find it difficult to care for patients with impaired geriatrics. These behaviors can be managed with strategies such as:
- Dementia
- Aggression
- Depression and anxiety
- Refusal to consume food or fluids
- Inappropriate sexual advances
This program will help you reduce the risk of older adults falling prey to irrational, sometimes dangerous behavior. You will gain valuable insight into the causes and implement innovative strategies to improve the care that you provide.
Handouts
| Manual Challenging Geriatric Behaviors (9.1 MB) | 64 pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), Certificate Instructions |
Outline
Normal Aging and Dementia. Depression or Delirium.
- Normal aging of the mind
- Depression, dementia, and Delirium
- Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
- Diagnose, distinguish, and create a care plan
Alzheimer’s Disease
- Stages
- Assessment
- Get a diagnosis
- Early diagnosis: Behavioral issues
- Management and interventions
- Pharmacological treatments
Driving with dementia
- Safety driving
- Legal questions
- Evaluate your driving skills
- How do I take the keys from my car?
Wandering
- Reasons cognitively impaired people wander
- Is it a bad thing to wander?
- Consider these issues
- Manage a wanderer’s behavior
Physical Aggression
- Identify the root cause of aggression
- Loss in impulse control
- Regression of the child/mind-Like mind
- Take control of the problem
Inappropriate Sexual Behavior Behaviors
- Normal sexual drive or inexplicable behavior
- Individuals with cognitive impairment
- Management of medication
- Ethical considerations
Refusing/Forgetting To Eat
- Geriatric patients stop eating or slow down because of these reasons
- A geriatric patient’s nutritional needs
- Improve your health
- Malnutrition & dehydration
- Alternatives to eating
No Sleep
- Sundowning and behavior problems in the evening
- What is the reason sundowning occurs?
- Interventions to decrease aggressive behavior
- When it becomes difficult to manage medication
Stress in the Caregiver’s Office
- Stress can be physical, psychological, or emotional.
- Find ways to help caregiver burnout
- Assist the caregiver
Other Issues
- There are ways to prevent injury and identify potential falls
- Orthostatic hypotension: Causes
- There are ways to avoid using restraints
Case Studies: Lessons from Mistakes and Experience
- How to manage sundowners
- Strategies to improve hygiene
- Reassurance and redirection
Faculty
Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA Related products and seminars: 5
Empath Education, LLC
Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA, He is dual-trained as both a psychiatrist and a mental health counselor. His late wife Rebecca was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He was her primary care partner.-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2008 at age 53 and died in 2016 after a 9-year journey.
Ed completed his Mayo Clinic training and worked as an academic radiation oncologist at Wake Forest School of Medicine for 23 years. In 2010, inspired by Rebecca’s journey, his medical interest shifted to dementia diagnosis and treatment, and with his additional training in mental health counseling, he founded the Memory Counseling Program in 2011, part of the Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and the Sticht Center on Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem in North Carolina The program serves individuals, couples, and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia.
Ed coauthored 2016 with Deborah Barr and Dr. Gary Chapman. Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer’s JourneyThis is his personal story about caring for Rebecca, and how he used the five love languages to help him with dementia counseling. His latest books are The Dementia Care Partner’s Workbook And A Leader’s Manual for Dementia Care-Support groups for partners These were published in June 2019.
Ed speaks to dementia sufferers nationally, regionally and locally.-Care partners and healthcare professionals who are focused on dementia care. His interactive, dynamic speaking style and his experience as a counselor, doctor, and caregiver resonate with all those he meets.
Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Edward Shaw He is the founder and director of the Memory Counseling Program. He is an author at Companion Press and earns royalties. Dr. Shaw Receives a speaking honorarium of PESI Inc.
Non-financial: Edward Shaw There is no non-relevant information-You must disclose financial relationships.
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