SLP: Eval & Treat the Acute Patient with Memory Impairments

Course Code: REL-RTS-0-PMI

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Learning Objectives:
Recall two considerations for the evaluation of patients with acute or pre-existing memory impairments in the acute care setting.
Identify evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches for acute care patients with memory deficits.
Recognize how to integrate assessment findings into discharge plans and treatment recommendations.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Memory Impairment Considerations in Acute Care

Why It Matters

Overview

Impact of Acute Illness

Strokes and Memory Impairment

Brain Injuries and Memory Impairment

Age-Related Memory Changes and Dementia

Acute Care Focus

Review

Summary

Section 3: Assessing Memory Impairment

Evaluation Considerations

Patient History

Assessment of Memory

Review

Summary

Section 4: Treating Memory Impairment

Prevention and Treatment Measures

External Compensatory Strategies: Low-Tech Aids

External Compensatory Strategies: High-Tech Aids

Internal Memory Strategies

Review

Summary

Section 5: Considering a Patient’s Memory Deficit

Treating Dysphagia with a Memory Deficit

Treating Communication Impairments with a Memory Deficit

Discharge Planning with a Memory Deficit

Caregiver and Team Education

Review

Summary

Section 6: Clinical Vignette

Meet Arthur

Section 7: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Instructor: Omnia Radwan, M.Ed., CCC-SLP

Omnia Radwan is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over eight years of experience. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Carolina State University and her Master of Education degree in communication disorders from North Carolina Central University. Omnia is a senior clinician at Duke University Hospital providing speech-language pathology services to adult patients. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP

Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in settings including school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

 

 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Speech Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.