With current research focusing on resilience factors that may impact the presentation and severity of Alzheimer's, occupational therapists have an opportunity to activate an elder's best defense against the effects of dementia. This course focuses on health promotion activities to deploy across any adult/older adult population interested in building cognitive resilience in individual, group, and community health, even oneself!
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Course Type: Video, Audio, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, Foundational Knowledge, 02603; CE Broker/1.0 General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-847513; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Geriatrics
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list the top 5 resilience factors with an impact on cognitive health.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the evidence-based best approach to exercise for older adults with dementia.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize which sleep factors link to dementia in recent literature.
Course created on July 23, 2021
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Scope of Alzheimer's dementia and differential diagnosis |
| 10-20 Minutes | State of the Science |
| 20-30 Minutes | Identifying Resilience Factors |
| 30-40 Minutes | Exercise and Lifestyle Approaches |
| 40-55 Minutes | Sleep Findings and Factors |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary; Q and A |
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Teresa Fair-Field
OTD, OTR/L
Teresa Fair-Field is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Baylor University Doctor of Occupational Therapy program. Dr. Fair-Field earned her B.S. in Occupational Therapy at Pacific University (OR, 1993) and her Occupational Therapy Doctorate at Chatham University (PA, 2016).
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Financial: Teresa Fair-Field has received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Specific apps and mobile/digital tools are discussed in this course. The author is not affiliated with any.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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American Occupational Therapy Association
OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 02603. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.10 CEUs/contact hours (Intermediate level, Foundational Knowledge Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
CE Broker
OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.00 hours. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Tennessee, CE Broker may be of interest to you.
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
continued, LLC, DBA OccupationalTherapy.com, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.10 CEUs for this program.
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
AOTA approved CE can be used to meet NBCOT® continuing education requirements for certification renewal. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Intermediate level, Geriatrics Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.