Aging and Cognition: Maximizing Intellectual and Physical Function

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Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, FAPTA Related seminars and products

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Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, FAPTA, has been a physical therapist for over 30 years and provided geriatric care across the healthcare continuum including acute care, home health, outpatient, and SNF/rehab. She holds Board Certification as a Geriatric Clinical Specialist and has multiple certifications in aging and dementia care. She has been recognized as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of APTA, Lucy Blair Service Award, and the Joan M Mills awardee and serves as President of APTA Geriatric. Currently, Cathy is President of Living Well with Dementia®, LLC providing education and consultation to promote well-being and create positive expectations for aging adults. Additionally, Dr. Ciolek serves as a speaker and expert witness supporting person-centered care practices.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cathy Ciolek has employment relationships with Living Well With Dementia, LLC and is a consultant with the American Health Care Association. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Cathy Ciolek is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Delaware Physical Therapy Association and the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy.

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Objectives

1. Distinguish the 6 areas of cognition and how they are impacted with normal aging.
2. Differentiate Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome and Cognitive Frailty from Mild Cognitive Impairment and advanced dementias.
3. Determine the most appropriate assessment tools and questionnaires to utilize in your clinical practice.
4. Investigate the evidence for exercise prescription to support cognitive and physical function.

Outline

• Cognition in Aging
  • 6 domains of cognition
    • Complex Attention
    • Executive Function
    • Learning and Memory
    • Language
    • Perceptual-Motor Function
    • Social Cognition
  • Impact of normal aging on each domain
  • Clinical examples applying cognition to function
• Conditions that impact cognition in aging
  • Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome
  • Cognitive Frailty
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Dementias
  • Other (concussion, CVA, Parkinson’s Disease)
• Assessment Tools
  • Subjective Cognitive Complaints
  • Single dimension tools
  • Multi-dimension tools
  • Depression tools
• Interventions to support cognitive health and physical function
  • Exercise
  • Medical Management
  • Adapting interventions for those with existing cognitive impairment

Target Audience

• Chiropractors
• Nurses
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapist Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Speech Language Pathologists
• Other Rehab Health Professionals