Program Description: Neuro-degeneration is one of the five leading causes burdening the healthcare crisis led by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias at over 243 billion dollars per year. The seminar will cover the topics of documentation, differential diagnosis of various neurodegenerative disease, and how to evaluate each condition. The preparation of treatment plans that will augment function of the nervous system and correlating musculoskeletal system will be discussed. Integrating effective therapeutic modalities with realistic expectations and how to document treatment ethically and properly will be discussed. Learning how to set clinical goals, determine when to collaborate treatment with allopathic and nutritional therapies as well as ancillary care will be discussed. Neurological pathways, laboratory analysis and treatment intervention will be detailed. Program Goals / Objectives: Documentation and education section: 2 hours Friday night section 1. To outline ethical and reliable testing and diagnostic criteria in neurodegenerative disease. 2. To outline documentation to support diagnostic studies, a diagnosis, differentials, appropriate clinical measures and to support the care offered. 3. When to refer and when to treat: The ethics of treating geriatric or neurologically disabled patients. 4. TO determine a delivery and prognosis for care, end of life management for those afflicted with neurodegenerative disease. How to document ADL’s and rehabilitative needs to self-care and preservation. Program Description: Neuro-degeneration is one of the five leading causes burdening the healthcare crisis led by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias at over 243 billion dollars per year. The seminar will cover the topics of documentation, differential diagnosis of various neurodegenerative disease, and how to evaluate each condition. The preparation of treatment plans that will augment function of the nervous system and correlating musculoskeletal system will be discussed. Integrating effective therapeutic modalities with realistic expectations and how to document treatment ethically and properly will be discussed. Learning how to set clinical goals, determine when to collaborate treatment with allopathic and nutritional therapies as well as ancillary care will be discussed. Neurological pathways, laboratory analysis and treatment intervention will be detailed. Program Goals / Objectives: Documentation and education section: 2 hours Friday night section 1. To outline ethical and reliable testing and diagnostic criteria in neurodegenerative disease. 2. To outline documentation to support diagnostic studies, a diagnosis, differentials, appropriate clinical measures and to support the care offered. 3. When to refer and when to treat: The ethics of treating geriatric or neurologically disabled patients. 4. TO determine a delivery and prognosis for care, end of life management for those afflicted with neurodegenerative disease. How to document ADL’s and rehabilitative needs to self-care and preservation.
