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A Comprehensive Approach to the Aging Client with Dementia: Certification Training

A Comprehensive Approach to the Aging Client with Dementia: Certification Training

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Caring for the older adult with dementia is challenging. You want to provide compassionate care with a focus on dignity and quality of life while keeping your clients safe and functioning to the highest of their ability.

Most clinicians do not feel prepared to manage and anticipate the complex patient needs of a patient with dementia. It can be frustrating and leave you feeling hopeless.

Prescribing and managing medications for dementia is difficult. Your clients may be taking multiple medications, even off-label, which might make their condition worse, or be dangerous. You need to know which medications are appropriate, what side effects to watch for, and when it is time to deprescribe.

Amy Siple is excited to share with you the proven best practices for improving care for patients with dementia. She will bring her unique perspective to provide the latest evidence and management approaches. From determining clinical competence to managing medications, she will provide an extensive overview of best practices.

Real patient stories will be shared to reinforce important practices that you can immediately apply to help your patients and benefit your own practice.

Register today! You will leave equipped with new clinical insights and critical thinking skills so that you won’t need to feel uncertain anymore!

Best of all, in just three easy steps, you will become an Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist (ECDCS):  

Step 1: Watch the online course 
Step 2: Complete the CE test(s) and instantly print your completion certificate(s). 
Step 3: Submit the Certification Questionnaire included in this training, and your application is complete.* 
 
That’s it! No hidden fees. No catch. Just certification made EASY. 
 
*Professional Standards apply. Learn more at www.evergreencertifications.com/ecdcs.

Here's What You'll Learn


The Aging Client: Process for Determining Clinical Competency
  • Ages and increased risks for diseases including dementia
  • Why screen for clinical competency
  • Clinical evaluation of dementia
  • Common cognitive assessment tools
  • Common dementia profiles
  • Driving considerations
Developing a Dementia Care Plan 
  • Assessment tools that could be utilized
  • Realistic goals
  • Meaningful interventions
  • Pharmacologic approaches
  • Non-pharmacologic approaches
Managing Dementia-Related Neuropsychiatric Symptoms 
  • Common neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with dementia
  • Common pharmacologic agents used to treat these symptoms
  • Tips for de-escalating someone with agitation
  • Strategies to engage clients with dementia
Antipsychotic Stewardship
  • Risks associated with antipsychotic usage in older adults
  • Misappropriate for behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia
  • CMS regulatory requirements for clients in long term care
  • Choosing an appropriate antipsychotic
  • Practical tips to employ antipsychotic stewardship
  • Specific antipsychotics safety profiles

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 6 hours of video content
  • Up to 6.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources
  • Certification through Evergreen Certification

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Amy Siple, APRN

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Amy Siple, APRN, has been working as a nurse practitioner, serving the primary care needs in long-term care for over 25 years. Amy has been appointed by three Kansas Governors to serve on boards and task forces to represent the needs of older adults and serves as chair of the Kansas Board for Adult Care Home Executives. Amy is a TEDx speaker, a sought-after national presenter on a variety of geriatric topics, and a content expert for Project Echo, delivering best practice updates to rural and underserved communities.

Under her leadership as president of the Kansas Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Kansas became the 26th state to pass full practice authority for APRNs. She was given the AANP state award for excellence in 2023 and the Healthcare Hero Award by the Wichita Business Journal in 2024. Additionally, Amy is a certified John Maxwell leadership speaker, coach, and trainer. Her most recent article The ABCD Approach for Managing Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia was published in the August 2023 issue of Nursing.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amy Siple is the owner of AmySipleNP, LLC. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amy Siple is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Geriatric Advanced Practice Nurses Association.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS078576
Duration:
6 hours, 3 minutes
Copyright:
Feb 20, 2023
Format:
Audio and Video

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