Hear successful strategies from a consultant pharmacist on identifying, reporting and treating dementia behavioral expressions in long-term care residents. Learn non-pharmacological interventions that can address a resident’s dementia while reducing overall antipsychotic medication use. This learning session is part of the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative’s Learning Session 5.

Pre-Work for webinar 3: Complete SBAR for one resident.

Audience

Long-term care staff

Objectives­

• Define the Condition of BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia).
• Explain the information needed when reporting a behavior.
• Provide examples of non-pharmacological interventions.

Speaker

Derek Sanders, D.Ph., is the lead consultant pharmacist for the southwest region at Remedi SeniorCare.

Recording

To view the recording of this webinar, please visit our YouTube channel.

Handouts

Click here to download slide handouts for this webinar.

Contact

For questions, contact Kathleen Lavich, 248-465-7399, klavich@mpro.org.

For more information about all of Learning Session 5’s components, visit Lake Superior QIN.