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Dementia Treatment in the New Healthcare Environment

CIAO Seminars

Objectives

At the completion of this course the participant will be able to:
Describe the Medicare Improvement Standard revision document and how this impacts OT/PT/ST.
Summarize the various types and causes of dementia.
List examples of screening and evaluation tools across disciplines to identify appropriate dementia therapy candidates.
Discuss how to ‘stage’ a patient with dementia and understand use of ‘spared capabilities’ to achieve goals.
Identify long and short term goals for four primary deficits: mobility (falls), communication, socialization and behaviors.
Design evidence-based interventions and strategies for successful outcomes.
Develop a Functional Maintenance Plan at conclusion of therapy.

Confirmation Notes

Contact hours pre-approved for:
0.6 CEUs (6.0 Contact Hours) PT/PTAs, SLP/SLPAs, OT/COTAs
CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (SLP/SLPA)
(This course is offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional Area) CIAO is an AOTA Approved Provider #4119 (OT/COTAs)
This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (6 PDUs)
CIAO is an IACET Approved Provider
CIAO is an Illinois Approved Provider for PT/PTA Continuing Education
CIAO is recognized as an Approved Provider for PT/PTAs by the NYSE Dept State Board for PT
This activity meets the continuing competence requirements for PT/PTA license renewal in TX
This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners Accredited Prov. #1602009
Pre-Approved for:
6.0 Hrs PT/PTAs in IL, NY, TX (6 CCUs)

Agenda

Day 1
07:30 - 08:00 Registration 08:00 - 10:00 Medicare Improvement Standard explained, Dementia Facts, Normal Aging vs. Dementia, Causes and Types of Dementia 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 12:00 Memory, Staging Dementia, Candidate Identification 12:00 - 01:00 Lunch (on own) 01:00 - 02:15 Evaluations OT/PT/SLP, Documentation & Paperwork, Developing Goals, Interventions and Strategies 02:15 - 02:30 Break 02:30 - 03:30 Interventions and Strategies, cont., Functional Maintenance Plan, Goal Writing Lab

Description

Every day, therapists are expected to succeed in their treatment for individuals with dementia. Knowing the progressively degenerative nature of the disease, many may wonder "What's the purpose? Will this be denied? What should I do if they refuse?" That's the old healthcare thinking. Since the Medicare Improvement Standard class action lawsuit of January 2013, the Policy Manuals have been revised. This is a huge step forward in care for individuals with dementia and other neurological problems such as MS and Parkinson's. Medicare reviewers are instructed that they cannot deny treatment based solely on an 'improvement standard' and this is to be applied in determining Medicare coverage for maintenance claims that require skilled care. This course is designed for easy learning with an experienced presenter, one who is a practicing therapist, understands your frustrations and challenges and can answer your questions. This seminar will provide clarity and confidence for those clinicians, who are concerned about documentation and providing a reimbursable statement of medical necessity; who are unsure of proper interventions and who find it difficult to meet their goals.

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