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Winter 2025 – Geriatric Healthcare Series
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Series Details
Program Schedule
DEMENTIA Focused Topics
January 9th – March 13th, 2025 | 10 Lectures
- January 9th – Age-Friendly Healthcare: Mentation Emily Trittschuh, PhD
- January 16th – The Whole Person in Dementia Stephen Thielke, MD, MS, MA
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January 23rd – Scams Targeting People w/Cognitive Impairment Page Ulrey, JD and Eileen Alexander, JD
- January 30th – Mixed Dementia Angela Hanson, MD
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February 6th – Developing and Implementing a State Dementia Plan: WA Progress and Lessons Learned Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD and Lynne Korte, MPH
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February 13th – Supporting Dementia-Friendly Communities Marigrace Becker, MSW
- February 20th – Aging with Serious Mental Illness Russell Berg, MD, PhD and Clayton English, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, BCGP
- February 27th – Healthy Brain Aging and Dementia Prevention Emily Trittschuh, PhD
- March 6th – Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Dementia Prevalence Stipica Mudrazija, PhD
- March 13th – Hearing and Vision in the Context Of Dementia Yi Shen, PhD and Cecilia Lee, MD, MS
Learning Objectives
- Identify mentation consideration in the context of the “4 M’s” of age-friendly healthcare.
- Differentiate dementia from other common causes of cognitive problems in older adults.
- Describe common “scams” targeting people with cognitive impairment.
- Discuss how chronic disease can contribute to neurocognitive decline/progression in older adults.
- Describe at least two approaches that have helped to develop and support a state plan for dementia programs and resources.
- Identify considerations for launching and engaging community support for dementia-friendly program activities.
- Discuss psychosocial and pharmacological considerations for supporting older adults with serious mental illness.
- Outline three methods/activities for healthy brain aging with at least moderate scientific support.
- Discuss current research findings about racial/ethnic disparities in the prevalence of dementia.
- Identify hearing and vision changes in older adults that are associated with cognitive decline/progression.
- Characterize dementia, delirium, and depression
Moderator
Barbara Cochrane, PhD, RN, FAAN
Our series is organized, planned, and moderated by the fantastic Barbara Cochrane. Dr. Cochrane is our Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center’s Co-Director and Professor Emeritus in the School of Nursing. Her work focuses on older women’s health and healthy aging, specifically positive aspects of aging, symptoms in older women, breast cancer prevention and survivorship, and cardiovascular health.
Professional Credit
NW GWEC will not be offering continuing education credits for this year’s geriatric healthcare series. The accredited CE provider that offered approved contact hours in the past has closed, and the cost for a new interprofessional joint providership is not feasible, given current funding. Series attendees will be provided a certificate of attendance and series background documentation at the end of the series to submit to employers and/or their respective state licensing boards for CE consideration.
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