Continuing Education
Geriatrics: Taking Care of Our Aging Population
Day/Time: Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Mode: Web Conferencing via Zoom
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This program is designed to enhance the learning of professional caregivers by providing new information on current trends in healthcare.
This program is sponsored by: Northwood Technical College.
Program Notes:
- Every attendee must log-in individually to gain access to the workshop so virtual attendance is documented
- The live, 4-hour session is required for CEU attainment; recorded video or partial participation will not be allowed
- The Zoom link will be sent to your email address 2-3 days prior to the workshop.
* Please check junk or spam folder if you don't find information in your main inbox. Emails from Northwood Tech employees will come from an @NorthwoodTech.edu domain.
Agenda
8 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.
Welcome and announcements; technology overview and log-in name
8:10 a.m. - 9 a.m.
The 3 D’s: Delirium, Depression, & Dementia | Kimberly McDonald
9 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Break
9:10 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Claude Monet's Cataracts | Gary S. Schwartz
10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Break
10:10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Aging Successful with Occupational Therapy | Kristin Roll and Anna Polzin
11 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
Break
11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Nutrition and Older Adults; a Complicated Journey | Pam VanKampen
12:00 p.m.
Wrap up and evaluations
- Session One
- Title: The 3 D’s: Delirium, Depression, & Dementia
- Presenter: Kimberly McDonald, MSW, LCSW, CPG, Gerontology Program Instructor, Northwood Technical College
- Objectives:
- Differentiate between the spectrum of aging services.
- Explore and compare delirium, depression, and dementia.
- Examine assessment and screening of cognitive changes
- Session Two
- Title: Claude Monet’s Cataracts
- Presenter: Gary S. Schwartz, MD, MHA, President, Associated Eye Care
- Objectives:
- Analyze changes in Monet’s art over the years to see how cataracts affected his vision.
- Examine letters between Monet and his surgeon to see the importance of communication in the doctor patient relationship.
- Compare differences between how cataract surgery is performed today compared to 100 years ago.
- Session Three
- Title: Aging Successful with Occupational Therapy
- Presenter: Kristin Roll, OTR/L, OTA Instructor, Northwood Technical College; and Anna Polzin, COTA/L, OTA Fieldwork Coordinator and OTA Instructor, Northwood Technical College
- Objectives:
- Learn what occupational therapy is and the role of an occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant on a healthcare team.
- Understand what clients are appropriate for an occupational therapy referral and how to communicate the need for a referral to a primary care physician.
- Identify three common interventions that occupational therapists use with the aging population.
- Session Four
- Title: Nutrition and Older Adults; a Complicated Journey
- Presenter: Pam VanKampen, RDN, CD, Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (GWAAR)
- Objectives:
- Understand that older adults have different nutrition needs than other age groups.
- Be more aware of the multiple factors that can contribute to nutrition risk/malnutrition in older adults.
- Utilize resources that can help older adults “Take a NOURISH Step”.
Registration
Fee: $35 | $20.38 (62 +)
Welcome to our brand new online registration system!
If you’re registering and self-paying, click here to create your student profile (one-time only step).
Once your profile is complete, go to the Professional Caregiver CEU class, add it to your shopping cart, check-out (have your AAMA number ready), and pay.
If your business needs to register a group and wants to be billed or you are a out of state resident (outside of Wisconsin or Minnesota), please contact
melissa.buxton@northwoodtech.edu
for details.
