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• Archive: Every day, you watch your patients struggle to overcome challenges brought about by an aging brain and body.
• You strive to provide the best care possible, but it is difficult to really understand the frustration caused by the sensorimotor changes of aging.
• Instead of empathizing with your patients, transform your practice by experiencing a day in their life!Join Mary Ann Rosa, MSN, GNP-BC, CDE, and Gerontologic Test Suit GERT® for a high-energy, dynamic seminar filled with hands-on, interactive learning and insightful discussions.
• You will leave this seminar with practical techniques that you can apply the next day!
• If older adults are routinely under your care, don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and learn innovative and practical intervention strategies to improve the care you provide.Develop strategies to manage difficult behaviors in seniors who have an altered perception of reality.Analyze why wandering occurs in individuals with cognitive impairment and develop strategies to minimize or redirect this behavior.Communicate the environmental and behavioral causes of agitation.Analyze the physical and psychological changes that affect an elder’s desire and ability to eat including the changes in nutritional requirements.Assess polypharmacy and medication management in the older adult.Appraise the reasons for nonadherence and strategies to increase adherence.THE AGING BODYVision & Eye ProblemsCurrent Management Strategies for:CataractsGlaucomaMacular DegenerationDiabetic RetinopathyDecreased Peripheral VisionLow Vision StrategiesHearing LossIdentifying the CauseOtotoxic MedicationsModifications to ConsiderHands-on Learning StationUsing the GERT® Simulator, you will experience different types of vision loss and hearing loss and develop modifications that can be implemented to help your patients.Mobility ChallengesManaging Changes In:Strength & DexterityAltered Gait & Impaired BalanceCurrent Treatment Recommendations for:ArthritisPainStrategies to Reduce FallsPatient Safety ConsiderationsTransitioning to Higher Level of CareHands-on Learning StationIn this session, you will attempt a variety of activities of daily living and experience the frustration that comes with limited joint mobility, kyphosis and neuropathic changes in the foot.