Friday, June 25, 2010 - 8:30am
Objectives:
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Identify barriers to adequate symptom management in dementia patients
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Understand that dementia is a terminal illness.
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Understand admission criteria for hospice specific to dementia patients
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Understand characteristic problems associated with advanced dementia patients.
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Identify Hospice goals for dementia patients.
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Understand interventions that are helpful in the end of life care of dementia patients
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Identify alternative pain assessment tools in the dementia patient.