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Acute And Chronic Pain Challenges For Arthritis Patients In An Acute Care Setting, Janet M. Bykowski
Acute And Chronic Pain Challenges For Arthritis Patients In An Acute Care Setting, Janet M. Bykowski
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. Demonstrate the importance of chronic pain management in an acute care environment.
2. Discuss the special impact of co-morbidity of arthritis upon pain management intervention.
3. Provide education to clinicians, patients, and caregivers that would promote an interdisciplinary plan of care for acute and chronic concurrent pain management.
“Powerful Tools For Caregivers”: Teaching Skills That Reduce Stress And Increase Self-Confidence, Ed Rosenberg, Natasha Gouge
“Powerful Tools For Caregivers”: Teaching Skills That Reduce Stress And Increase Self-Confidence, Ed Rosenberg, Natasha Gouge
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. Describe caregiving stress and burnout symptoms and effects experienced by older caregivers.
2. Report implementation and evaluation of the “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” workshop, which is designed to increase knowledge and skills in caring for elders and reduce caregiver stress.
3. Suggest ways to alleviate caregiver burden at both micro and macro levels.
Teens Teaching Alzheimer’S Caregivers To Become Tech- Savvy: The Power Of Community And Intergenerational Partnerships, Ann Bruner Duesing, Marilyn Pace Maxwell
Teens Teaching Alzheimer’S Caregivers To Become Tech- Savvy: The Power Of Community And Intergenerational Partnerships, Ann Bruner Duesing, Marilyn Pace Maxwell
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. Describe a successful technology project for Alzheimer’s caregivers in rural, far southwest Virginia which recruited and trained teenagers to teach computer skills to Alzheimer’s caregivers and taught the teenagers about caregiving and the disease.
2. Identify barriers for Alzheimer’s caregivers to learning and using technology to assist and support them in their caregiving, and identify successful ways to address these barriers.
Pace: Program Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderly, Laura R. Gadsby
Pace: Program Of All-Inclusive Care For The Elderly, Laura R. Gadsby
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. Describe the Program of Allinclusive Care for the Elderly model of care for frail seniors with chronic health care needs.
2. Demonstrate how PACE benefits providers in the delivery of services.
3. Explain how the PACE concept complements Virginia’s Long Term Care Reform, as well as initiatives to develop further the PACE program in Virginia.