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Brain Changes: Distinguishing Between Aging, Dementia and Depression

Brain Changes: Distinguishing Between Aging, Dementia and Depression

Teepa L. Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, is a professor.
Time: 2 hours and 1 minute
Audio and video formats
Expires on October 26, 2021
Code for the Good: POS078315
Seminar in digital format

How do you determine when a person is having a “senior moment” and when it may be more? The distinctions between “normal” and “not normal” brain aging will be covered in this session. Additionally, it will help you comprehend the anatomical changes to the brain that take place in dementia and how these changes affect how things work on a daily basis. You will also discover the symptoms that both dementia and depression/anxiety have as well as how they differ from one another.

One of the foremost educators and champions for those living with dementia or other types of brain alteration is Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA.
Teepa is an occupational therapist who has worked in both academia and clinical settings for more than 40 years. Her viewpoint is a result of her training, professional experience, research in medicine, and personal caring experiences. Her advocacy work inspired the creation of the GEMS® State Model, which describes how dementia progresses and how abilities change. She also developed the Positive Approach to Care® training tactics, which are useful tools for anybody trying to provide the best possible care and assistance for those who have had a brain alteration. She worked on the award-winning DVD Accepting the Challenge: Providing the Best Care for People with Dementia as the director of education for the Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern North Carolina. Her approachable strategies give nationwide initiatives to promote best practices in care direction and leadership.
Positive Approach to Care (PAC), a firm owned by Teepa, was established in 2006 and is currently working to advance dementia care in over thirty different nations. Professionals, family members, the general public, and persons with brain changes can all use PAC’s services, training, and products both online and offline. To find out more about individual certifications, online support groups, virtual and onsite trainings, or to sign up for a free monthly newsletter, please visit teepasnow.com.
Teepa entertains audiences of all sizes across the world with his exceptional knowledge and comedy. Please assist her in her effort to change the way dementia care is perceived, one mind at a time.
Disclosures by the Speaker
Financial: Positive Approach, LLC is owned by Teepa Snow. She works as a consultant for the nursing program at Duke University. PESI, Inc. pays her a speaking stipend and recording royalties. She doesn’t have any pertinent financial ties to groups that aren’t allowed.
Non-financial: Teepa Snow is a part of the NC Coalition for Long Term Care Enhancement, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association, the Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care Medicine, and the Dementia Alliance International (NCOTA). She participates on the Alzheimer Foundation of America’s advisory council.

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