*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.
Physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, speech therapists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, social workers, care coordinators, case managers, counselors, rehabilitation counselors
Please note: Registration will close at 12:00am on 9/24/2024.
This in-person, interactive course provides opportunity to learn and to practice approaches to improve quality of life and care for people living with dementia in all settings. Focusing on pain helps learners integrate brain change/brain failure (structural and chemical) within the structure of the 4 M's to produce in-depth communication, environment, and care strategies.
Lunch will be provided.
*Courses will be closed if maximum capacity has been reached or may be rescheduled/cancelled due to low registration.*
Presenter
Melanie Bunn, GNP, MSN, RN
Melanie Bunn is a skilled and experienced advanced practice nurse and nurse educator, conducting over 200 presentations and trainings annually to health professionals, community organizations, first responders, families and others. She is associated with Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care, Bunn Consulting, and Duke University School of Nursing. Melanie received her undergraduate degree in nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill (1983), her Master’s Degree from Clemson University (1987) and a Post-Master’s Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Duke University (1991).
Agenda
Connecting 4 M’s with dementia: mentation and medication (brain change)
Connecting 4 M’s with dementia: mobility, what matters and consent (progression)
Focus on pain and dementia
Impact of trauma-informed care on pain and dementia
Approach strategies practice
Putting it all together and moving it forward
Date/Time
Tuesday, 9/24/2024: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm EST
Location
South Piedmont AHEC
Center for Learning and Development
5039 Airport Center Parkway
Building K
Charlotte, NC 28208-5885
Credit Information
6.0 Contact Hours
The South Piedmont Area Health Education Center designates this continuing education program as fulfilling the requirements for 6 Contact Hours of continuing education.
0.6 CEUs
CEUs are expressed in tenths and 0.1 CEU is based off 60 minutes of instruction.
6.0 Physical Therapy NCBPTE Contact Hours
South Piedmont AHEC, as part of the NC AHEC system, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to physical therapy for continued competence.
Occupational Therapists
As of July 1, 2018, the NCBOT no longer accepts applications for pre-approval of CCAs. OT practitioners need to make sure they are completing activities that comply with Section .0800 of the NCBOT Rules. Please select contact hours for your certificate.
Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
Audiologists or Speech-Language Pathologists: South Piedmont AHEC will issue Certificates of Completion only; the participant must self-track and record the certificate for ASHA Certification Documentation. Choose contact hours or CEUs.
Student rates are available for full-time students. See Registration Fees.
Registering for and attending a South Piedmont AHEC program authorizes South Piedmont AHEC to take audio, video, and/or still images to be used for promotional and educational purposes. If you have concerns, please speak with a South Piedmont AHEC team member.
This training is being offered in cooperation with Duke AHEC.
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