Learn about dementia's impact on individuals, families, and society. Gain skills for quality dementia care.
Learn about dementia's impact on individuals, families, and society. Gain skills for quality dementia care.
Explore the complex world of dementia care with this comprehensive course from Johns Hopkins University. Understand the global impact of dementia, its pathophysiology, and stages. Learn about person-centered care approaches, caregiver needs, and environmental adaptations. Examine community-level interventions and interprofessional care teams. Analyze national policies and develop action plans for dementia care. Ideal for health professionals, students, caregivers, and anyone interested in understanding and improving dementia care across multiple levels of society.
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What you'll learn
Understand the global impact and pathophysiology of dementia
Learn person-centered approaches to dementia care and quality of life support
Explore strategies for managing behavioral symptoms in dementia
Understand the needs of family caregivers and methods to reduce caregiver stress
Learn about environmental adaptations and technologies for dementia care
Examine the concept of dementia-friendly communities and interprofessional care
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
6.2 Hours PreRecorded video
8 quizzes
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of dementia care, examining its impact from individual to societal levels. Students will learn about the pathophysiology of dementia, its global impact, and current diagnostic approaches. The course emphasizes person-centered care, exploring ways to support quality of life for individuals with dementia and addressing common behavioral symptoms. It covers the psychosocial impact on family caregivers and strategies for reducing caregiver stress. Environmental adaptations and the potential role of technology in dementia care are also discussed. The course examines community-level interventions, including the concept of dementia-friendly communities and the role of interprofessional care teams. Finally, it analyzes national dementia plans and policies, encouraging students to develop action plans for improving dementia care in their own contexts.
About Dementia
Module 1 · 4 Hours to complete
Impact on the Person
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Caregiving and the Home Environment
Module 3 · 5 Hours to complete
Community Level
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Society at Large
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Adjunct Instructor
Nancy A. Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Science and holds the Anthony Buividas Endowed Term Chair in Gerontology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Previously, she was Associate Professor of Nursing and Associate Director of Implementation Science at the Center for Innovative Care in Aging at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Dr. Hodgson is a nationally recognized expert in palliative and dementia care for older adults, with over 25 years of experience in geriatric nursing education and aging research. She is dedicated to designing and evaluating interventions that enhance the quality of life for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. Her research focuses on dementia caregiving, symptom management, translating and implementing evidence into nursing practice, and training health care professionals. Dr. Hodgson has secured extensive funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies and foundations. She has published extensively in the fields of gerontology, nursing, palliative care, and dementia caregiving and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America.
Professor
An applied research sociologist, Dr. Laura N. Gitlin is a professor in the Department of Community Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, with joint appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and the Division of Geriatric Medicine in the School of Medicine. She is the founding director of the Center for Innovative Care in Aging at Johns Hopkins, an initiative that aims to transform health care delivery and improve the health and well-being of older adults and their families through rigorous research, evidence-based training for health and human service professionals, and the implementation of proven interventions into service settings. Dr. Gitlin is nationally and internationally recognized for her groundbreaking research focused on developing, evaluating, and implementing home and community-based interventions that aim to enhance the quality of life for individuals with dementia and their family caregivers, improve daily functioning in older adults with disabilities, and address mental health disparities. With nearly 30 years of continuous funding from federal agencies and private foundations, she applies a social ecological perspective and a person-directed approach, collaborating with community organizations, health professionals, and other stakeholders to maximize the relevance and impact of her interventions in diverse practice settings across the United States and globally. Dr. Gitlin has received numerous prestigious awards, including the 2009 Charles Ewing Presidential Award from the Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatric Society, the 2010 United Way Champion Impact Award for Healthy Aging at Home, the 2010 National Institute of Senior Centers Award with Center in the Park, and the 2014 M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America. Additionally, in 2015, she was named an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She has authored over 250 scientific publications and six books, with her most recent publication in 2016 focusing on behavioral intervention research and an upcoming 2017 book on transforming dementia care and services. Dr. Gitlin also serves on the Health and Human Services Advisory Council for the National Alzheimer’s Plan Act, co-chairs the National Research Summit on Care and Services for Individuals with Dementia and Caregivers, and holds positions on the medical advisory board of the Alzheimer’s Association and the Lancet Commission on dementia care.
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