Best Practices in Dementia Care
Project ECHO: Best Practices in Dementia Care Series Recordings and Session Information
March 7: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia in Hospice and Palliative Care
- Link to the Session Recording
- Didactic Presentation Slides
Faculty Member:
Eric Shaban, MD
Northeast Regional Medical Director, VITAS Healthcare , Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Hospice and Palliative medicine Fellowship at University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY
March 14: Person-Centered Patient Assessment and Care Planning
- Link to the Session Recording
- Didactic Presentation Slides
Faculty Member:
Bernice Burkarth, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC
Tufts Medicine, CMO
Care at Home, MA
March 21: Providing Information, Education, and Support to Patients and Families
- Link to the Session Recording
- Didactic Presentation Slides
Faculty Member:
Fayron Epps, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Professor | Karen & Ronald Herrmann Distinguished Chair in Caregiving Research
Fellow | Betty Irene Moore Fellowship Program for Nurse Leaders and Innovators
UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing, TX
March 28: Transition and Coordination of Services
- Link to the Session Recording
- Didactic Presentation Slides
Faculty Member:
Dr. Kristen Childress, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, FNP-BC, CWCN-AP
Associate Teaching Professor, School of Nursing
Co-Director, Palliative Care Training Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Nurse Practitioner
Community-Based Primary Care
The Manette Clinic, Bremerton, WA
April 4: Reimbursement, Regulatory, and Quality
- Link to the Session Recording
- Didactic Presentation Slides
Faculty Member:
Dr. Joseph Shega, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, VITAS Healthcare
Dr. Aparna Gupta, Vice President, Quality, NHPCO
April 11: Building and Supporting and Empowered Workforce
- Link to the Session Recording
- Didactic Presentation Slides
Faculty Member:
Doug Pace, LNHA, Senior Director of Long-Term & Community-Based Care, Alzheimer’s Association, IL
Kristen Pierson, Education Director, Dementia Care and Education Campus, Hospice of the Valley, AZ
April 18: Summary and Wrap-Up
- Link to the Session Recording
- Didactic Presentation Slides
Faculty Member:
Doug Pace, LNHA, Senior Director of Long-Term & Community-Based Care, Alzheimer’s Association, IL
Dana Sohmer, Director, Project ECHO, Alzheimer’s Association, IL
Rory Farrand, Vice President, Palliative & Advanced Care, NHPCO, VA
Project ECHO Dementia Care Miniseries Key Takeaways
Please reach out to projectecho@allianceforcareathome.org with any questions.
