The United States is in the midst of a dementia epidemic. Nearly 7 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease, several million more have other dementias (vascular, frontotemporal, Lewy body, and Parkinson’s dementia), and these numbers are expected to double by 2050! Every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65. Never before has the population of people age 65+ been higher. The need for providers across many disciplines who understand normal cognitive aging, dementia, and the needs of family care partners has never been greater.
Alzheimer’s disease was discovered in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer. In the last few decades, particularly in the last few years, we’ve had more advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease than in the prior 100+ years. Not only have medical advances occurred, we also have a greater understanding of the aging human brain, insights into why challenging behaviors occur in people living with dementia, the needs of caregivers, and a broadening spectrum of end-of-life issues which must be addressed in an era of medical advances where we can keep a person alive almost indefinitely. Never has there been a need to update medical, mental health, and administrative professionals in the changing landscape of dementia diagnosis and care.
As a dementia educator, Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA is seeing a growing demand from healthcare professionals to understand the changing dementia landscape. There is a desire and need to have advanced knowledge recognized through achievement of certification. Following the successful completion of this training, you will earn a Dementia Care Specialist Certification.*
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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| Manual - Comprehensive Dementia Certification (6.7 MB) | 70 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Edward G. Shaw, MD, MA is dually trained as a physician and mental health counselor. He was the primary care partner for his late wife, Rebecca, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2007 at age 53 and died in 2016 after a 9-year journey. Ed was a practicing academic radiation oncologist for 23 years, specializing in the treatment of adults and children with brain cancer. In 2010, inspired by Rebecca’s journey, his medical interest shifted to dementia diagnosis and treatment, and with his addition 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 Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The program serves individuals, couples, and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia.
He is the author of four books. Along with coauthors Deborah Barr and Dr. Gary Chapman, he wrote Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade: The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer’s Journey, which describes his moving personal story of care for Rebecca coupled with an innovative use of the 5 love languages in dementia counseling. He also wrote The Dementia Care Partner’s Workbook, a support group manual and self-study guide for dementia care partners, providing understanding, education, and hope for the long journey of dementia caregiving from diagnosis through end-of-life. He has also co-authored two resources for support group leaders, A Leader’s Manual for Dementia Care Partner Support Groups and A Support Group for People Living with Dementia: The Leaders Manual.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Edward Shaw receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Edward Shaw has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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Delve into the brain (cognitive function), normal brain (cognitive) aging, and cognitive function testing
What do the 4 brain lobes do
5 main cognitive functions
Normal cognitive aging
Mild cognitive impairment
Differentiating normal cognitive aging from MCI now so important
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as the gold standard for global cognitive assessment
Differentiate Dementia: Types, Stages & Diagnosis
Differentiate the types of dementia: Alzheimer’s, vascular, frontotemporal, and Lewy body
Describe the molecular classification of dementia based on pathologic proteins: Amyloid, tau, TDP43, alpha synuclein, including LATE, the newly discovered type of dementia
What is a PET scan and how are PET scans of different types used to diagnose dementia
New blood tests that are used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
What are the stages of dementia
How does functional decline occur in people living with dementia & how does this impact care needs
Current standard of care for office-based dementia screening and dementia diagnosis
Medications for Symptom Control
FDA approved drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Future of drug development look like for Alzheimer’s and other dementias
Newly approved medications to treat the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia
Non-medication, Attachment-based Approaches to Address Behavioral Challenges
Attachment science to understand common behavior challenges that occur in people living with dementia
Essential communication skills needed to better care for people living with dementia
Skill of patience to address dementia-related challenging behaviors (DRCBs)
The approach of acknowledge-affirm-redirect use to manage DRCBs
5 love languages for DRCBs and caregiver support
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for DRCBs and caregiver support
Supporting Caregivers
What are the 8 central needs of dementia care partners
Caregiver grief and loss experience and contrast it to the grief and loss experience of death
How family care partners support one another in their roles/responsibilities
How can healthcare professionals support family care partners
End-of-Life Considerations in the Person Living with Dementia
Key end-of-life issues that need to be addressed in people living with dementia
Challenges that occur in seniors and their adult children addressing these issues
When is the best time to address end-of-life issues in dementia
What is the difference between DNR and MOST/POLST forms
Apply an understanding of brain structure and cognitive assessment/function to differentiate between normal cognitive aging and early-stage dementia.
Differentiate between the major types of dementia based on clinical symptoms and molecular features.
Distinguish between medications used to treat (i.e., slow the progression) Alzheimer’s disease versus those used for symptom control (i.e., manage neuropsychiatric symptoms).
Apply non-medication-based strategies to the most common challenging behaviors that occur in people living with early-, middle-, and late-stage dementia.
Demonstrate knowledge of the 8 central needs of dementia caregivers and utilize this information to enhance family support of clients/patients/residents living with dementia.
Demonstrate a greater understanding of the broad range of end-of-life issues that people with dementia and their family care partners are faced with and must plan for in late-stage dementia.
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