Chapter 6: Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias: Symptoms, Stages, and Communication Strategies Expanded 2 CE Hours Release Date: December 13, 2023 Expiration Date: December 13, 2027 Upon successful completion of this course, continuing education hours will be awarded as follows: • Social Workers and Psychologists: 2 Hours • Professional Counselors: 2 Hours A reading-based asynchronous distance course. Colibri Healthcare, LLC, Provider 1147, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/5/2023 - 5/5/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 2 general continuing education credit(s). Author
Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA, has dedicated her professional life to building a strong community for improved health outcomes. She has consulted with more than 200 community-based organizations and led campaigns for societal issues such as homelessness, cancer, lifelong learning, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, and the arts. Joy has designed annual funds, capital campaigns, social media campaigns, Medicare- and Medicaid-funded programs for dementia and mental illness, loneliness mitigation programs, and many special events for outreach and fundraising. When Joy’s mother was 59, she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a life-altering diagnosis for herself and the family. Joy became an integral part of her mother’s care team. She also went back to school and earned a doctoral degree in organizational leadership and gerontology and began working in the healthcare sector How to receive credit • Read the entire course online or in print. • Answer the final examination questions at the end of the course. ○ A passing grade of 75% is required. Test questions link content to Learning outcomes as a method Colibri Healthcare, LLC implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of the continuing education activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of the course activity. Disclaimer The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider Disclosures Resolution of conflict of interest
with providers, plans, systems, and communities to create and deliver programs promoting nonclinical aspects of wellness. Joy most recently worked with a regional Medicare Advantage plan designing retention and outreach programs and pilots designed to improve health and minimize loneliness. She is on the faculty at the Nova Southeastern University’s Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine and teaches public health to future healthcare leaders. Her career is an aggregate of personal, professional, and academic experiences that have shown her that community is often the answer. Joy has more than 100 hours of continuing education programs running nationally for allied health professionals, providers, and administrators. Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA has no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course.
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Alzheimer’s disease is one of the leading illnesses affecting the elderly and is the most prevalent of the dementias. As people are living longer, the number of Americans diagnosed with AD is expected to reach 82 million by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (Zhou et al 2022). Learning about AD’s brain impact, stages and their
respective symptoms, patient responsiveness, and caregiver burden will enable you to align with colleagues to share information that will impact lives. This course will provide insight and understanding based on the most current data to enable you to have deeper insight into the impact of AD.
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