Antipsychotics & Abuse: Non-pharmacological Behavior Interventions

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• Member Price: $65 AM or PM - $115 Full Day (includes lunch)
• Samaritan Alliance: $33 AM or PM - $58 Full Day (includes lunch)
• Non-Member: $165 Full Day (includes lunch)

Who Should Attend
Administrator, Director of Nursing, ADON, Unit Managers, Special Care Unit Directors

Educational Credits
HFAs will earn 3 CEUs for attending Antipsychotic Reduction & 3.5 for attending Abuse Prevention. Attendance for the entire day is worth 6.5 CEUs.

Morning Session:

In the United States, 25.2% of nursing facility residents receive antipsychotic medications. It is estimated that 83% of antipsychotic usage in nursing facilities is for off-label conditions and 88% is associated with Dementia, the condition specified in the FDA boxed warning. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new initiative March 29, 2012 aimed at improving behavioral health and reducing the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing home residents. CMS has set a goal of 15% reduction in antipsychotic use by the end of 2012. How will you comply?
 

Afternoon Sessions:

Abuse preventions covering the abuse prohibition protocol, abuse prevention tools and interventions. Law enforcement’s views on resident abuse.

Alzheimer’s Dementia Services of Northern Indiana recommended non-pharmacological behavior interventions to prevent and manage Alzheimer’s and Dementia resident behaviors.