This is the best recording on challenging geriatric behaviors that you will ever complete - GUARANTEED! Watch Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, nationally-known expert, author and speaker on geriatrics for a high-energy, dynamic seminar filled with interesting case studies, insightful discussions and interactive learning. Completion of this seminar will leave you with practical techniques you can apply the next day!

Dealing with cognitively-impaired geriatric patients can be challenging even for the experienced healthcare professional. You will learn strategies to manage behaviors such as:
-Dementia
-Aggression
-Anxiety and depression
-Refusal of food and fluids
-Inappropriate sexual advances

If older adults are routinely under your care, minimize your risk of escalating the problems associated with troublesome, often irrational behavior by attending this program. Gain valuable insights into the causes of challenging geriatric behaviors and learn innovative and practical intervention strategies to improve the care you provide.

Objectives
-Develop strategies to manage difficult behaviors in seniors who have an altered perception of reality.
-Identify the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer s Disease and other dementias.
-Discuss current research on the prevention of Alzheimer s disease, as well as lifestyle factors to slow the disease progression.
-Summarize the safety issues associated with geriatric patients who drive and identify individuals who pose a safety threat.
-Explain why wandering occurs in individuals with cognitive impairment and develop strategies to minimize or redirect this behavior.
-Describe the environmental and behavioral causes of agitation.
-Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate sexual behaviors in individuals with dementia.
-Distinguish between normal sleeping patterns and bedtime issues which could lead to increased health problems.
-Analyze the physical and psychological changes that affect an elder s desire and ability to eat including the changes in nutritional requirements.
-Identify the signs of caregiver stress and develop intervention

Outline
-Normal Aging, Dementia, Depression or Delirium
-Alzheimer s Disease
-Driving with Dementia
-Wandering
-Physical Aggression
-Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
-Refusing to Eat/Forgetting to Eat
-Sleepless Nights
-Caregiver Stress
-Other Issues
-Case Studies: Learning from Experience and Mistakes

• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ PESI Publishing & Media
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 6 hours and 16 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ June 22, 2015
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Steven Atkinson
• Studio ‏ : ‎ PESI Publishing & Media
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3