Dementia Patient and Caregiver Needs Training for HCP

The following Dementia Patient and Caregiver Needs Training for Healthcare Providers course educates healthcare providers on working with caregivers to support dementia patients. Informal, or unpaid, caregivers provide nearly 85% of all care offered to older individuals. Because of this, it is extremely important for healthcare providers and caregivers to be allies and provide the best quality care to the dementia patient in their lives.

What you will learn:

• Benefits of provider and caregiver partnerships
• Aspects of shared decision-making
• How clinicians can interact effectively with caregivers
• How to care for caregivers

Details

Course length: 1 hour and 30 minutes. CME: 1.5

Languages: American English

Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical  Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address the identified educational gaps to support the continuous professional development of our medical community. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim this credit for their complete participation in this activity.

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Who are Caregivers?

Caregivers of people with dementia frequently experience significant emotional, social, physical, and financial consequences. Additionally, as healthcare professionals, you must be aware of these expenditures and how to assist caregivers in managing them. Women primarily handle caregiving. More than twice as many female caregivers as male caregivers report working 21 to 60 hours per week on care. Approximately two and a half times as many women as men report living full-time with someone who has dementia. As a healthcare provider, it is crucial to work with your patients’ caregivers in order to provide the best quality care to these individuals. To learn how to best manage the care of dementia patients at your practice, as well as their caregivers, click the button below.