VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Utah Cooperative Healthcare Education Program VASLC Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Present: Managing Difficult Behaviors in the Older Adult Location: VA Salt Lake City Health Care System National Media Development Center, Building 9 Salt Lake City, Utah Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center VA Salt Lake City VISN 19
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM Utah has the 6 th fastest growth rate in the nation for people age 65 and older. The 65 and older population will increase from 213,201 in 2000 to 319,564 in 2015, a growth rate of 50%. The 75 and older population will increase 60% between 2020 and 2030, when the baby boom generation begins reaching age 75 (UT Aging Initiative, Utah Dept. of Human Services, Center for Public Policy and Administration-Univ. of Utah). With more older adults in the population, the clinician will be faced with the various issues of growing older and living longer. This conference will provide clinicians with a review of the current evidence on issues related to the difficult behaviors of older adults. The focus ranges from healthcare systems perspectives and clinical management strategies to pharmacological interventions. Selected topics focus on maintaining function and minimizing harm in effective management that acknowledges the limitations of the individual and works around those limitations. It will provide the clinician with knowledge of the issues relevant to maintaining a balanced, high quality of life. Target Audience This conference is appropriate for nurses, social workers, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and other clinicians involved with caring for older adults. Also included are administrators, nursing home directors and those caring for older adults in the inpatient or outpatient setting. OBJECTIVES Describe the incidence, characteristics and system impact for behaviors of the cognitively impaired adult. Examine effective strategies for managing difficult behaviors in resident and non-resident populations of older adults. Discuss the assessment and management of suicidal behavior in the elderly. Review key antecedents and the disease trajectory in terms of identifying appropriate intervention for patients with dementia at the end of life. Recognize the benefits/limitations for effective and safe pharmacological treatment in management of difficult behaviors. Describe the role of collaboration in preventing, identifying and managing delirium.
ACCREDITATION American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System has been approved as a provider of Continuing Education in Nursing by the Utah Nurses Association, which is accredited as an Approver of Continuing Education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation This program is approved for 6.5 contact hours. Utah Chapter NASW This program has been submitted to the Utah Chapter, NASW for 6.5 credit hours in Category 1 education. (Approval pending) FACULTY Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Geriatrician and Health Services Researcher, Geriatrics Division, University of Utah, Department of Medicine Acting Associate Director for Clinical Demonstration at the Salt Lake City Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Domain Lead for Aging, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center, Western Region, Salt Lake City. Katherine P. Supiano, MS, LCSW, F-GSA, CT Director, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program; Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Nursing Clinical Social Worker: University of Utah Hospitals-Palliative Care Services Byron D. Bair, MD MBA Professor of Geriatric Internal Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine Director, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center, Western Region, Salt Lake City. William Marchand, M.D. Acting Associate Director and Investigator, Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 19, MIRECC Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Utah Robert D. Hill, Ph.D., ABPP. Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Utah Director: Professional Masters Programs, Department of Educational Psychology Professor, Training Director for School Counseling/Professional Counseling Charlene Weir, RN, PhD Associate Director for Education and Evaluation, VA Salt Lake City GRECC VISN 19 Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah Investigator, GRECC, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System and the Salt Lake IDEAS Center
AGENDA 7:30 AM 8:00 AM Registration 8:00 AM 8:15 AM Welcome Charlene Weir, PhD, RN 8:15 AM 9:30 AM Cognitive Impairment Prevalence, Types & Healthcare Impact Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH 9:30 AM 10:30 AM Dealing With Challenging Behaviors in Older Adults With Later Stage Dementias Katherine P. Supiano, MS, LCSW, F-GSA, CT 10:30 AM 10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM 11:45 AM Living Better Chemically Practical Dementia and You Byron Bair, MD 11:45 AM 1:00 PM Lunch (Provided) 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Suicidal Behaviors in Older Adults Evaluation and Management William Marchand, M.D. 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Strategies to Manage Difficult Behaviors Robert D. Hill, Ph.D., ABPP 3:00 PM 3:15 PM Break 3:15 PM 4:15 PM The State of the Evidence for Preventing, Detecting and Managing Delirium in Hospitalized Patients Charlene Weir, PhD, RN 4:15 PM 4:30 PM Evaluation/ Adjournment Charlene Weir, PhD, RN
LOCATION VA Salt Lake City Health Care System 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84148 National Media Development Center, Building 9 Parking: Free parking is available on a limited basis in Lot #8. Parking must be in places marked with white lines only. Additional parking for $.50 (quarters only) is available at the University of Utah lot on the corner of Foothill Drive and Guardsman Way. (Payment box located at the SE corner across from University of Utah Child Care Center.)
Managing Difficult Behaviors in the Older Adult PLEASE PRINT REGISTRATION FORM Full Name w/degree Affiliation Address City State Zip Phone # Work Phone # If you d like confirmation of your registration, please provide E-mail address: REGISTRATION FEES: Non VA Participant: $58.00 (Includes CEU s, lunch & breaks ) VA Employees: $20.00 (Required food fee ) Deadline (postmarked by): May 1, 2009 Late Registration Fee after May 1, 2009 - Add $10.00 Cancellation Policy after May 1, 2009 : Registration refunded minus $20 administrative fee. NO refunds after May 13, 2008 SPECIAL PHYSICAL/DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Please describe any special arrangements you require due to physical limitations and/or special dietary needs: Method of Payment: Check Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover) Check payable to: UCHEP Credit Card Type: Exp. Date: Credit Card #: Signature: TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ On-site registration will be on a space available basis Sorry, no phone registrations Early registration is highly recommended Fill out one registration form for each attendee. This form may be duplicated. Please return this registration form and fee to: UCHEP (05HL) 500 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84148 For Registration Information: (801) 584-5600 Fax: (801) 588-0414 For Program Information: Jack. Christensen (801) 582-1565 ext 2435