Learning Outcomes/Objectives:
9:00—10:15 KEYNOTE SESSION
Hope & Deeply Forgetful People
Objectives:
- Explain the meaning and sources of “hope” in the care of deeply forgetful individuals
- Describe the role of “positive psychology” in the lives and care of deeply forgetful individuals and their carers
- List 3 current practical ethical issues in the progression of dementia.
10:30—12:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
[A] Effective Dialogues for Living Well with Alzheimer’s
Objectives:
- Identify communication strategies that are used as coping skills
- Learn about individual and family experiences with cognitive impairment
- Discuss effective communication strategies for assisting families and persons with dementia
[B] Caregiving and Balancing Life
Objectives:
- Create an action plan to enhance the quality for life for the caregiver and person living with the disease.
- Understand the effects of co-morbidity on the caregiver and the person with the diagnosis.
- Identify strategies to take an active role in caregiving and address behaviors.
[C] Moving Towards Precision Medicine in Alzheimer’ Disease
Objectives:
- Summarize the heterogeneity of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Describe the potential role of precision medicine in the diagnosis, clinical research, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Describe the growing role of biomarkers in early diagnosis
1:15—2:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
[D] Navigating the Spectrum of Care in Dementia: How to Maximize Safety, Mobility & Environment
Objectives:
- Develop strategies to address the most common safety concerns in the home, facility or community with dementia.
- Identify the components of mobility and cognition that are related to the ability to maintain independence and safety.
- Discuss the different types of resources available for caregivers in relation to equipment needs, caregiver assistance, community programs, and rehab.
[E] Wholeness Amid Brokenness: A Spiritual Perspective on Dementia
Objectives:
- Articulate key spiritual experiences of clients, family caregivers and professionals in the confrontation with dementia.
- Identify spiritual tools/resources, such as ritual, prayer, reminiscence, art and nature
- Recognize that wholeness resides in the person with dementia, not just brokenness
[F] Respect, Relational Autonomy & Safety in Deeply Forgetful People: An Ethical Discussion
Objectives:
- Explain how respect for autonomy matters and can be safely implemented with limits.
- Define the nature of relational autonomy, given the reality of dependence.
- Identify the daily events where autonomy conflicts with well-being, caregiver wellness and safety.
3:00—4:15 PLENARY SESSION
‘Oh He Was Forgettable: Self Identity & Communicative Coping Behaviors in Persons with Cognitive Impairment
Objectives:
- Define communicative coping behaviors
- List three kinds of communicative coping behaviors
- Discuss the ways in which communicative coping behaviors can inform caregivers of meaningful interactions.