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Aging in Place: The Clinician’s Role

Presented by Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Aging in Place: The Clinician’s Role

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event October 10, 2024 EDT
access_time 1:00 pm–3:10 pm EDT
group
  • For OTs/OTAs, Intermediate
  • For SLPs, Intermediate
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Aging in Place: The Clinician’s Role

Description

Aging in the familiar environment of home is the desire of most older individuals. Unfortunately, a number of barriers can interfere with achieving that goal. This webinar will provide clinicians with the tools they need to identify those barriers and to build management plans that will enable our clients
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to age in place successfully and safely.

Participants will be provided with practical strategies to reduce fall risk, improve nutrition and hydration, and improve health management skills in older adults, with a focus on physical activity and exercise as they relate to successful aging in general, and to swallow function specifically.

Instructor

Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Angela Mansolillo is a speech-language pathologist and board-certified specialist in swallowing disorders with more than 25 years of experience. She is currently a senior speech-language pathologist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she provides…

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Disclaimer

Financial: Angela Mansolillo receives MedBridge speaking fees. She is a Cooley Dickinson Hospital employee and Elms College employee. She receives PESI speaking fees, Continued speaking fees, and Colibri Group (formerly Home CEU) speaking fees. She receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.

Nonfinancial: Angela Mansolillo is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.

Accreditation

Requirements

To receive CEU credit all disciplines must attend the webinar for the full duration, complete the quiz with a minimum score of 70%, and complete the participant survey.

"Live" CEUs

Even if this webinar is accredited for your discipline and location, it may not count as a “Live” CEU. View our list of governing bodies that count our accredited webinars as “Live” CEUs.

"Live" CEUs

Approved Status applies to “Live” requirement for:

PT/PTA

AR, DC, FL, IL, IN, KY, NE, NJ, NC, OK, TN, TX, VA

OT/OTA

DE, FL, KS, NY, TN, AOTA

AT

BOC, FL

SLP

CA, CT, ME, MS, ASHA

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How to Prepare

Learning Objectives

  • Develop individualized strategies to facilitate safe and effective health management in older adults aging in place
  • Apply diet liberalization strategies to reduce risk of dehydration and malnutrition in aging clients with dysphagia
  • Implement an interdisciplinary plan designed to reduce fall risk in older individuals
  • Incorporate the principles of exercise physiology to make determinations as to who is and is not a candidate for swallow exercise
  • Evaluate the evidence for swallow exercise as it relates to specific impairments in swallow function
  • Incorporate principles of motor learning into swallow treatment plans for individuals with dysphagia

Agenda

All times in EDT.

1:00 PM–1:10 PM
Chapter 1: Aging in Place: What Is It, and What Does It Take?
1:10 PM–1:20 PM
Chapter 2: Cognition, Mood, and Health Management
1:20 PM–1:35 PM
Chapter 3: Improving Nutrition and Hydration
1:35 PM–1:45 PM
Chapter 4: Fall Prevention: What Can We Do?
1:45 PM–2:00 PM
Question and Answer Session
2:00 PM–2:15 PM
Chapter 5: Exercise Physiology: When and Why Exercise Works
2:15 PM–2:30 PM
Chapter 6: Choosing Your Target: What’s the Underlying Impairment?
2:30 PM–2:45 PM
Chapter 7: A Change of Thinking About Exercise: Incorporating Skill Training Into Your Program
2:45 PM–2:55 PM
Break
2:55 PM–3:10 PM
Question and Answer Session

MedBridge is committed to accessibility for all of our subscribers. If you are in need of a disability-related accommodation, please contact [email protected]. We will process requests for reasonable accommodation and will provide reasonable accommodations where appropriate, in a prompt and efficient manner.

event
October 10, 2024
1:00 pm–3:10 pm EDT

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