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Saturday, March 24 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm
SA21 | Dementia Care Conversations

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People with dementia lose expressive and receptive language ability and become verbally disabled over time. Clinicians and caregivers rely heavily on language and open-ended questions to connect with patients, assess their needs, and intervene. Without intact language skills, people with dementia have difficulty connecting with others and making their needs known. This session will introduce curricula developed to teach learners from multiple disciplines how to connect, develop a relationship, and communicate with people who have dementia using both verbal and nonverbal skills. These skills are useful in the office, hospital, and PA/LTC setting. And they could potentially help clinicians (from physicians and therapists to CNAs) coach and counsel families about 1) what to expect, 2) how to avoid, and 3) how to respond to challenging situations in dementia care. The speakers will present a brief overview of our curricula and role play learner-coach interactions and skill assessment in this interactive session.

Learning Objectives:
(1) Describe how to connect and develop a relationship with a cognitive-impaired older adult.
(2) Evaluate an individual’s ability to connect and develop a relationship with a cognitively-impaired older adult.
(3) Identify a need or opportunity to develop a dementia care conversations curriculum in their home institutions.
Speakers
avatar for Victoria Hornyak, DPT

Victoria Hornyak, DPT

Vicki Hornyak, DPT, is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She is a geriatric subspecialty trained physical therapist. She is a former Geriatric Academic Career Award recipient. Ms. Hornyak is the... Read More →
avatar for Rollin Wright, MD, MS

Rollin Wright, MD, MS

Rollin Wright, MD, MPH, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She teaches medical students, residents and fellows in the long-term care setting. Dr. Wright is a former Geriatric Academic Career Award recipient, and she developed... Read More →

Saturday March 24, 2018 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Texas Ballroom D
  Clinical Medicine

Attendees (46)