Description

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 SEMINAR DESCRIPTION:

The ability to understand different memory systems operating in the brain is crucial to ensuring maximum treatment efficacy when evaluating and treating individuals with cognitive loss. Taxing memory systems that have been compromised after traumatic brain injury or during the progression of dementia can result in poor therapy outcomes. This clinically focused seminar explains brain-behavior relationships and how to design disorder-specific interventions that improve performance during activities of daily living. Participants will learn how to control for memory system overload and how to identify psychological barriers that sabotage positive therapy outcomes.  Throughout this clinical seminar, functional goals and outcomes will be emphasized.

 

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Outline

                                                  DAY ONE

7:30-7:50     Check In and Onsite Registration (Coffee and Tea)

 

7:55-8:00     General Seminar Information 

 

8:00-9:30     Environmental Barriers and Stimuli Selection Following TBI and Progressive Dementia:
                     Implications for Treatment Planning (Dr. Camp)

 

9:30-9:45     Break

 

9:45-11:15   Using the Spaced Retrieval Intervention Technique To Improve Requesting, Swallowing,
                     Bathing, Dressing and Toileting Skills (Dr. Camp)

 

11:15-12:15 Lunch on Own

 

12:15-1:40   Differential Diagnosis of Dementia Subtypes: Behavioral Characteristics of Alzheimer’s,
                     Frontotemporal, Parkinson’s and Vascular Dementia (Dr. Reilly)

 

1:40-1:50     Break

 

1:50-3:20     Etiology-Specific Treatments To Improve Functional Communication in Elderly Clients with
                     Cognitive Loss Including Pitfalls of Some Approaches (Dr. Reilly)

 

3:20-3:30     Break

 

3:30-5:00     Obstacles Blocking Goal Achievement That MUST Be Addressed Including Motivation
                     and Self-Esteem (Dr. Winningham)

 

        5:00      Adjourn and Sign Out

 

                                                  DAY TWO

7:30-7:55      Sign In (Coffee and Tea)

 

7:55-8:00      General Seminar Information

 

8:00-10:00    Use of Routines To Reduce Demands on Working Memory and Executive Functions  (Dr. Hoepner) 

 

10:00-10:15  Break

 

10:15-11:45  Maximizing Skill Development and Additional Evidence-Based Interventions for
                      Memory Enhancement (Dr. Winningham)

 

11:45-11:50  Break

 

11:50-1:30    New Techniques To Increase Attention/Executive Functioning for Task Completion (Dr. Winningham)

 

          1:30     Adjourn and Sign Out

Speaker Profile

Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D., is a noted psychologist and international lecturer specializing in applied research in gerontology and applied cognitive aging. Dr. Camp is Director of Research and Product Development for Hearthstone Alzheimer Care in Woburn, MA. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Charter Member of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Camp has published over 80 articles in journals such as the Journal of Gerontology, The Gerontologist, Experimental Aging Research, Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, Clinical Gerontologist, Psychology and Aging, The Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, and the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. His research has been funded by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Alzheimer's Association.

Jamie Reilly, PhD, CCC-SLP, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of progressive aphasia and dementia.  He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida where he currently teaches courses in dementia, traumatic brain injury, and neuroimaging.  Dr. Reilly has published extensively on disorders of semantic memory in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia, and he remains an active clinical service provider for the UF Speech and Hearing and Memory Disorders clinics.

Robert G. Winningham, PhD, specializes in applied memory abilities and conducts research on the cognitive abilities of older adults. This clinical research has led to the development of novel approaches that increase the efficiency of SLPs and OTs in their work with persons with brain injury including those with TBI and progressive cognitive loss associated with aging and dementia. Dr. Winningham has given more than 350 invited presentations on cognitive rehabilitation. Currently he is Co-Director of the Geriatric Wellness Center and Chair of the Psychology Division at Western Oregon University.

Jerry Hoepner, PhD, CCC-SLP, presents nationally on the topics of cognitive and communication disorders resulting from brain injury and on acquired language disorders in aphasia.  Dr. Hoepner is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.   His current research examines the role of partners in supporting the success of everyday interactions of individuals with traumatic brain injury. Clinically, Dr. Hoepner specializes in the use of routines to reduce demands on working memory and executive functions.

Location & Lodging

Seminar Location:

Providence Portland Medical Center
Auditorium within Cancer Center Building
4805 NE Glisan St.
Portland, OR 97213

Phone: 503-215-1111
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Seminar to be held in the Auditorium within the Cancer Center Building.  Click here for a campus map and hospital floor plan.

Parking is FREE at Providence Medical.  Use the parking structure attached to the Cancer Center Building (accessed via NE 47th Ave).

Lodging:

Courtyard Marriott Lloyd Center
435 NE Wasco Street
Portland, OR 97232

Phone: 503-234-3200
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Request the Northern Speech rate of $99 (includes breakfast) and make reservations at least 30 days prior to the seminar date.  The Courtyard provides complimentary shuttle service to/from Providence Medical (inquire with hotel staff on times and availability of the shuttle). The Courtyard is 2 blocks from the MAX Light Rail. MAX trips to downtown Portland are free and trips to/from Portland Airport are $2.30.

Intended Audience

• OT
• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

This course is offered for 1.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

AOTA

First Content Focus: Occupational Therapy Process: Intervention

Second Content Focus: Occupational Therapy Process: Outcomes

AOTA: Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. #4095.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

 

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