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Communication Strategies for Older Adults With Dementia

presented by Lisa Byrd, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC

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Lisa Byrd is an employee of Florida Health Plans – BCBS. She is currently on Speaker’s Bureaus for Purdue Pharmaceuticals and Avanir Pharmaceuticals and is on the Advisory Board for Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals.

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Video Runtime: 38 Minutes

Older age causes changes in communication in all individuals, and dementia causes cognitive changes that also affect communication. This course discusses changes to hearing, speech, and understanding in older adults with dementia.

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Lisa Byrd, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC

Lisa Byrd, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, Gerontologist, is an expert in caring for older adults and a seasoned Certified Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. She treats numerous patients in nursing homes, an outpatient clinic, and hospital inpatient settings.

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1. Cognitive and Behavioral Changes in the Older Adult With Dementia

This chapter explores the marked changes in cognition that occur in adults with dementia, and how these changes affect communication.

2. Strategies to Improve Communication With Older Adults with Dementia

This chapter will review strategies to improve communication with older adults with a diagnosis of dementia.

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