Parkinson's Dementia & Lewy Body Dementia

Date: December 6, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Location: Webinar

Registration: Online

Is there a difference between dementia with Lewy body and Parkinson's disease dementia? Join us to learn the differences and similarities between these two neurological diseases.

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is not a rare disease. It affects an estimated 1.4 million individuals and their families in the US. LBD is often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed as the symptoms closely resemble other more commonly known disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s. (https://davisphinneyfoundation.org/difference-lewy-body-dementia-parkinsons-disease-alzheimers-disease/)

LBD has three features that distinguish it from other forms of dementia: Fluctuating effects on mental functioning, recurrent visual hallucinations, Parkinson-like movement symptoms, such as rigidity and lack of spontaneous movement. Interventions used in other forms of dementia may help people living with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s dementia.(https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/dementia/dementia-with-lewy-bodiesm)a

Objectives

1. Understand Parkinson's Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia.
2. Discuss the key differences between Parkinson's Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia?
3. Recall how to assist these clients in preventing falls?

Faculty: C&V Senior Care Specialists, Inc.

WHAT'S A WEBINAR?
Enjoy the convenience and cost-efficiency of a webinar – watch the speaker’s slide presentation on the internet while listening by telephone or through your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). The cost of this education is per person.

Prior to the webinar, a Zoom Webinar link will be e-mailed to you. You will need to click on this link to access the webinar, a dial-in number and an access code to listen in via telephone. You will also be sent any pertinent handouts if available and evaluation link.

HANDOUTS
Handouts, evaluation forms, sign-in sheets and related materials will be sent to you shortly before the program to the email address you provide.

CEUs
This webinar has been approved for CEUs from APTA-Massachusetts. It is the obligation of the participant to determine if the State's Board of Allied Health Professionals accepts courses approved by another state's APTA chapter. 

QUESTIONS?
Please contact Brandy Sweet at [email protected] with questions. 

Registration Fee: OAHC Members:  $110 per agency; Non-Members:  $168 per agency. 

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