Faculty

Needs Statement

Many healthcare providers do not conceptualize degenerative dementia as a fatal, uncurable condition and do not take appropriate steps to ensure adequate end-of-life care. Current hospice mentality focuses on physical impairment related to systemic organ system failure. Ideally, end-of-life care should be prepared for and initiated with end-stage brain failure irrespective of the health of systemic organ systems.

Target Audience

Physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, nursing home administrators, home health providers, allied health providers, social workers, and other health care professionals who work with persons with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, you will be able to:

1. Describe the progression of signs and symptoms in end-stage dementia.
2. Identify the different uses of pharmacological therapies to alleviate symptoms and ensure comfort in the end-stage of disease.
3. Create an environment conducive to comfort care for persons in the end-stage of dementia.
4. Discuss different types of spiritual expression and how to use them to provide end-of-life spiritual care and support to people with end-stage dementia.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by UK HealthCare CECentral, Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center, Kentucky and Appalachia Public Health Training Center, and Alzheimer's Association. University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CME
This enduring material is designated for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other
UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 1.75 hours of participation.

ASWB ACE
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.80 general continuing education credits.

CNE
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.50 nursing contact hours.

Faculty Disclosure

Gregory Jicha, MD (planner and speaker) has relevant financial relationships with commercial interests as follows:
Lilly - Consultant - Receives Consulting Fee - No conflicts to resolve
Janssen - Contract Research - Receives Fee for Services - No conflicts to resolve
Baxter - Contract Research - Receives Fee for Services - No conflicts to resolve
Medivation - Contract Research - Receives Fee for Services - No conflicts to resolve
Pfizer - Contract Research - Receives Fee for Services - No conflicts to resolve

Dr. Jicha intends to discuss the off-label use of a product.

No other speakers or planners have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. No other speakers will discuss the off-label use of a product.

Acknowledgement

This activity is jointly provided by the University of Kentucky, Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center, Kentucky and Appalachia Public Health Training Center, and Alzheimer's Association.

In collaboration with UK College of Nursing Continuing Education Office and UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Review Dates

6/18/16 and 6/1/2020