Managing Dementia in the Acute Healthcare Environment
Presented by Gina England, MA, CCC-SLP
April 19, 2025
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Members: $10
Non-Members: $60
Description
One of the many challenges facing Speech Pathologist's working in an acute care setting is the suspected occurrence of Dementia in the patients we are providing services. These services might include the assessment of Dysphagia, Aphasia or Apraxia, to name just a few. Our specific challenge may also include the presence of a delirium and a request by the healthcare team to determine if the patient's behaviors are the result of an acute delirium, dementia or both. This differential diagnosis can also be significantly impacted by the patient's medical history, known or unknown. Today's webinar will look closely at these challenges with the ultimate goal of demystifying the variables that contribute to a potentially complex presentation. The webinar's content will include the following:
- Differentiating the most common types of dementia
- Staging Dementia
- Reversible versus Irreversible Dementia
- Medication effects upon dementia and the aging population in general
- Clinical Challenges
- Assessment of dementia and delirium in the acute care environment
- Strategies and resources for the hospital team
- Discharge planning considerations
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Presenter
Gina England, MA, CCC-SLP
Learner Objectives
1. Distinguish between the etiologies of a reversible versus irreversible delirium/dementia
2. State 2 rating scales that can be incorporated in the acute care environment to assist in the differential diagnosis of delirium and dementia
3. Identify a reliable source when exploring the impact of medication on a patient's cognitive status
4. Verbalize a minimum of four neurological diagnoses that often present with co-morbid dementia
Time Ordered Agenda
10:00-10:05 Introduction
10:05-10:20 Differentiating the most common types of dementia
10:20-10:30 Staging Dementia
10:30-10:45 Reversible versus Irreversible Dementia
10:45-11:00 Medication effects upon dementia and the aging population in general
11:00-11:10 Clinical Challenges including pain management
11:10-11:30 Assessment of dementia and delirium in the acute care environment
11:30-11:45 Strategies and resources for the hospital team
11:45-11:50 Discharge planning considerations
11:50-12:00 Final Questions and Wrap Up
About the Presenter
Gina England is a Speech/Language Pathologist who has practiced in New Hampshire since 1981. She has worked all along the medical continuum of care including acute care, acute inpatient rehab, outpatient, day treatment, SNF and home health. Her areas of interest and specialty include cognitive rehabilitation, dysphagia, adult acquired apraxia and post- concussion syndrome.
Gina has been a national presenter on topics concerning cognitive-communication disorders, dysphagia and post-concussion syndrome. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire and has served as Adjunct Faculty for The University of New Hampshire, Granite State College and Nashua Community College.
In 2011 she began to spread her horizons even further by venturing into private practice and is enjoying the diversity of practice that this affords the speech pathologist. She thoroughly enjoys conducting seminars/workshops on topics relevant to adult and pediatric rehabilitation. In 2012 she began a part time contract with a private school that provided academic instruction to male students whose significant social/emotional and behavioral problems presented barriers to learning in the traditional public school system. She remained there until 2017. From 2017 through 2025 she has expanded her service provision to include the New Hampshire Public School System, servicing students from preschool through high school. She has found that her medical speech pathology background has been a valuable asset in helping to identify the barriers to academic, communication and cognitive development in students of all ages.
After 44 years of clinical practice, she continues to experience the joy in working as a speech and language pathologist in all settings with all ages.
Financial Disclosure
- Speaker is receiving an honorarium for this webinar.
- Serves as an independent contractor providing speech pathology services to the Hopkinton, New Hampshire school district.
Non-financial Disclosure
- Serves on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire and coordinates its Brain Matters Educational Program.
Satisfactory Completion Requirements for ASHA CEU’s
ASHA CEU’s will be awarded after active attendance at the entire presentation documented by log in/log out times, submission of a completed evaluation and submission of a completed assessment of learning. There is no partial credit. A link to the Assessment and Evaluation will be sent out following the program.
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