Event Description:
This webinar is the most recent installment of a series created in partnership with ACL, CDC, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the National Institute on Aging. The September webinar will explore unique end of life care considerations for individuals with dementia. The presentation will include sections on evidence and goal based decision making, palliative care, partnering with staff and families to improve advance care planning for residents of VA community living centers with dementia, and the indigenous perspective on end of life.
Speakers:
- Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School, Hebrew SeniorLife, Marcus Institute for Aging Research
- Maribeth Gallagher, DNP, FAAN, Hospice of the Valley
- Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
- J. Neil Henderson, PhD, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
This webinar will be held on Thursday, September 30 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
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Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 2:30pm to 4:00pm EDT
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Focus on Aging
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