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NTG Announces December Virtual Workshops on ID and Dementia Practices
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
December 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15*, 2023
12:30 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern Time
*Optional 5th half day on December 15th for those wanting to become an NTG Affiliated Regional Trainer. See below for more information.
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The National Task Group’s (NTG) evidence-informed Dementia Capable Care of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia is offered online as a four (4) half-day “foundation” workshop or a five (5) half-day “Train-the-Trainer” workshop. It is based on the NTG’s evidence-informed national model Education and Training Curriculum on Dementia and Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities and is held at various locations across the United States and Canada.
2 Day Foundation Workshop | $275
Target Audience: The workshop is appropriate for any staff with direct or ancillary care responsibilities of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in both disability-related, health care, and aging-related agencies.
Description: This highly interactive and evidence-informed workshop covers the basic concepts of care of an adult with ID and dementia.
Topics include:
- Introduction to Aging & ID
- Understanding Dementia in Adults with ID
- What is Dementia? How Does it Present Differently in Adults with ID?
- Early Detection and Screening for Dementia in ID
- Obtaining a a Diagnosis
- Health Care Advocacy for Adults with ID and Dementia
- Understanding Challenging Behaviors in Adults with ID and Dementia
- Non-pharmacologic Interventions for Behavior
- Communication Tips & Strategies
- Adapting the Physical Environment
- Dementia Capable Residences
- Stage-based Considerations
NTG Affiliated Regional Trainer (Train-the-Trainer) Workshop | $475
The first four (4) half-days of the workshop cover the topics outlined above in the Foundation Workshop.
A final half-day is added and is devoted to understanding and delivering the full NTG Dementia Capable Care Curriculum. NTG Affiliated Trainers are authorized to use NTG branded and copyrighted training materials to train within their own organization or to conduct training for outside agencies and organizations. Affiliated trainers have access to greatly expanded topic modules, trainer manual, free NTG continuing education webinars, and are mentored by NTG Master Trainers. Following completion of the workshop participants are required to successfully complete an online test of knowledge before they will be awarded a certificate of completion and receive NTG branded and copyrighted training materials.
Additional Guidance for the End of Appendix K Flexibilities Now Available
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared the announcement Additional Guidance for the End of Appendix K Flexibilities in the Consolidated, Community Living, Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) and Adult Autism Waivers. The purpose of the communication is to provide additional guidance on which Appendix K waiver flexibilities have been added to the approved intellectual disability/autism waivers (ID/A), which are the Consolidated, Community Living, and P/FDS Waivers, and the Adult Autism Waiver (AAW), as well as which Appendix K flexibilities will be ending November 11, 2023. You can view a quick guide for ID/A Waivers and a quick guide for the Adult Autism Waiver.
Please review all documents for additional information and details.
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ISP Staffing Sessions Announced for Executive Leadership of ID/A Waiver-Funded Residential Providers
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared that registration is open for two upcoming sessions focused on ODP expectations of Residential Provider Executive Leadership (Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers, and Executive Directors of Residential Services) in the implementation of the Residential ISP Staffing approach. Please review the announcement for registration information and additional details.
IPRC Webinar “Pediatric Delirium: Impact and Opportunities” Rescheduled to Nov. 28
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST;
11:00 am – 12:00 pm MST; 10:00 am – 11:00 am PST
Chani Traube, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Speaker/Panelist Bio:
Dr. Chani Traube is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, and Director of Clinical Research Mentoring for the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also Chair of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN). Dr. Traube is a clinical researcher with expertise in pediatrics, pediatric critical illness, delirium, sedation, and PICU outcomes. She is the Principal Investigator for several NIH-funded multi-site studies investigating the epidemiology of delirium, pharmacokinetics of sedatives, and long-term cognitive outcomes in critically ill children.
Objectives: At the end of this session, the learner will:
- Define pediatric delirium and its associated morbidity;
- Describe the prevalence and morbidity of delirium in seriously ill children;
- Recognize that delirium occurs frequently in children with Acquired Brain Injury during inpatient rehabilitation; and
- Verify that widespread screening for pediatric delirium is feasible.
Audience: This webinar is intended for all members of the rehabilitation team, including medical staff, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, licensed psychologists, mental health professionals, and other interested professionals.
Level: Intermediate
Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEs are provided for this course.
Registration: *Please note that this event is hosted on a different platform; no pre-registration is required.
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Meeting ID: 975 8167 5193
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