Fighting for Dignity: Prevention of Resident-to- Resident Negative Interactions in Dementia in Long Term Care Homes

A One Hour Live Webinar on April 13, 2016

Start time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CST/ 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST

Continuing Education Information

Speaker: Eilon Caspi, BSW, MA, PhD

Target Audience:

The webinar is designed for nurses, physicians, and other nursing home staff

Purpose:

Participants will be able to discuss identification, triggers, and strategies to manage negative interaction among nursing home residents who have dementia.

Objectives - following this webinar, participants will be better able to:

1. Identify consequences of resident-to-resident negative interactions (RRN) in dementia in long term care homes (including

psychological, physical injuries, and deaths).

2. Identify common contributing factors, causes, and situational triggers of episodes of RRNI.

3. Identify key psychosocial strategies for prevention and de-escalation of episodes of RRNI

Content Learning Needs:

To indicate your learning needs or specific questions for the speaker to address please e-mail continuing-ed@metastar.com.

Special Needs:

If you have needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please email continuing-ed@metastar.com.

Continuing Education Credits

Registered Nurses –

MetaStar, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The participant is responsible for determining if the educational activity is acceptable to meet CE requirements to renew licensure in their state

MetaStar is the approved provider of nursing contact hours in a joint planning agreement with the Lake Superior Quality Network (LSQIN).

Continuing Education Disclosures

Notice of requirements for successful completion - Participants must complete an on-line evaluation with attendance attestation to obtain educational credit or a certificate of attendance. Full session attendance is required for educational credit.

Disclosure of relevant financial relationships / conflicts of interest – No speaker or planner has known financial relationships or other potential conflicts of interest to disclose. Participants will be informed prior to the beginning of the educational event.

Commercial support – There is no commercial support for this activity.

Off-label use – If reference is made during this educational activity to use of a product (medication or device) other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the speaker will announce this at the time of the presentation.

Registration Fees and Refund Policy: There is no cost for this webinar.