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Webinar
Cognitive Impairment and Falls: Understanding How Dementia Contributes to Falls (Complimentary, Sponsored by The Village of Rockville)
- Average Rating:
- 96
- Topic Areas:
- Dementia
- Categories:
- Case Managers | Continuing Ed | Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) | Social Workers
- Faculty:
- Joanna Frankel
- Course Levels:
- Beginner & Intermediate
- Duration:
- 3 Hours 30 Minutes
- Post test not required (Poll via Zoom):
- Poll to be used via Zoom instead of post test
- Registrants (Expected or Limit):
- 100
- License:
- Never expires.
Dates
Tags: Aging Alzheimer’s
Description
New research provides avenues to understand how physical movement is affected by cognitive impairment. Even subtle cognitive changes such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) significantly impact balance and movement. Certain dementias are associated with motor impairment, which increases fall risk. There are specific behavioral issues, personality factors and care issues that need to be recognized as fall risks. Comprehensive fall risk assessment and strategies for management are incorporated into this presentation.
Credits
Nursing Home Administrator
This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 3 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS—Approval # 20210714-3-A68137-DL
Certified Case Manager
This program has been pre-approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 3 CE contact hour(s). Activity code: I00042712 Approval Number 200137625: To claim these CEs, log into your CE Center account at www.ccmcertification.org.*Certificate must be retained for at least one year past the participant’s CCM board certified case manager’s renewal date.
Social Worker-Maryland
Jenerations Health Education is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland. Jenerations Health Education maintains responsibility for this program.
Participant is awarded 3 Category I Maryland Social Work CEUs
Handouts
| Cognitive Impairment & Falls - PPT (1.5 MB) | Available after Registration | ||
Faculty
Joanna Frankel Related Seminars and Products
Joanna Frankel is a graduate of Towson University with her Bachelors in both Psychology and Gerontology. Following, Joanna obtained her MSW from the University of Maryland School of Social Work with a clinical concentration and a focus in Aging. Since, Joanna has been working in the long-term care setting for over 15 years. Her experience includes directing the social work department in a 205-bed facility, with clients who have a variety of mental health issues, long term care needs, at end of life, on dialysis and who are ventilator dependent. Additionally, Joanna is passionate about and has expertise in dementia, advance directives/end of life and mental health issues in the elderly. Furthermore, she has spent the last 10 years consulting in several nursing homes, educating social workers on the proper practices of long-term care while providing clinical supervision. Joanna has always educated interdisciplinary teams, patients and families on various topics on aging. When Joanna isn’t working, you can find her playing ball with her husband and 2 boys or at the nearest sushi restaurant.