Learning Session 4: Principles of Non-Pharmacologic Management and the Formulation of Behavioral Care Plans

This is the fourth (of six) webinars in the Antipsychotic Reduction Series, a partnership between Qsource and Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging. An interdisciplinary team created this series to assist long-term care facilities in their efforts to decrease reliance on antipsychotic medications.

A medical director and nurse practitioner lead participants through the IA-ADAPT tools to highlight the principles of behavior care plans and the steps to develop them.

Objectives:

To review the contexts, causes, and consequences of behavioral disturbances
To discuss the basic principles of non-pharmacological interventions
To assess and treat the contributing factors of behavioral disturbances
To develop behavioral care plans using specific non-pharmacological approaches
To provide tools for measurement and documentation of behavioral disturbances

Presenters:

Jim Powers, MD
Carrie Plummer, PhD, GNP-BC

Available Webinars:

Learning Session 1:
Introduction to Dementia Care and Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement

Learning Session 2:
Understanding Dementia and the Nature of Behavioral Disturbances

Learning Session 3:
Psycho-pharmacology in the Long-Term Care Setting

Learning Session 4:
Principles of Non-Pharmacologic Management and the Formulation of Behavioral Care Plans

Learning Session 5:
The Implementation of Behavioral Care Plans and the Management of Pharmacological Approaches

Learning Session 6:
Addressing Barriers to Change: The Perspective of Psychiatry, Nursing and Medical Directors

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