• Part 1

  Team Decisional and Practice Support for BPSD

• Describe
• Problem Solve
• Care Plan / Evaluate

• Part 2

  Clinal Assessment with Primary Care Provider (PCP) & Possible Pharmacological Interventions for BPSD

• Assess
• Medication Examples
• Care Plan / Evaluate

Part 1: Problem Solve

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• BPSD Algorithm

• What are the possible contributing factors/ causes?

• P.I.E.C.E.S.™

• P

  hysical

  • Delirium
  • Disease
  • Drugs
  • Discomfort / Pain

  • Disability (vision, hearing, mobility)

    • Physical changes related to dementia
    • Physical Factors Contributing to BPSD
    • PAINAD Scale
    • NOPPAIN Tool
    • Drugs and the Risk of Falling

• I

  ntellectual

  • Memory
  • Thinking
  • Language
  • Problem-solving

  • Self-awareness

    • Common Intellectual Changes in Dementia
    • Care strategies for residents with dementia

• E

  motional

  • Mood
  • Psychosis
  • Anxiety
  • Sleep
  • Personality

  • Substance Use

    • Common Emotional Changes in Dementia
    • New and/or past history of mental illness

• C

  apabilities

  • Assess capabilities (ADLs)
  • Communication

  • Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold

    • PLST model of behaviour
    • Being strengths versus performance strengths
    • Four steps to better communication

• E

  nvironment

  • Signage
  • Lighting
  • Colour scheme
  • Over and under stimulation
  • Change in routine
  • Relocation

  • Restraint

    • Managing Environmental Factors to Enhance Behavioural Outcomes

• S

  ocial

  • Cultural heritage

  • Life Story

    • Resident-Centred Care - Clear Resources
    • How to use personal information in care-giving
    • Getting to know me
  • Relationships
  • Meaningful activity

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