Five Conversations You’ll Navigate in Dementia End-of-Life Care

Price range: $25.95 through $135.00

Deanna Rymaszewski will share practical interventions and strategies for clinicians facing common questions from patients, families, and caregivers:

  1. Are they in pain?
  2. Why aren’t they eating?
  3. They were fine last time I saw them – what happened?
  4. Where is my spouse?
  5. How much longer do they have?

Continuing education included with registration.

Please Note: Individual memberships and registrations are not eligible for organization or community use.

 

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Identify common concerns (pain, appetite, decline, disorientation, and prognosis) and responses caregivers and families express during end-of-life care for people living with dementia.
2. Apply communication strategies to respond compassionately and clearly to emotionally charged questions and requests.
3. Demonstrate person-centered approaches that support dignity, reduce suffering, and promote understanding around the dying process and dementia care