Direct Care Workers Webinars

Age-Friendly Healthcare Webinar Series 4.0

Dakota Geriatrics and Service Providers for Seniors present monthly webinars on Age-Friendly Healthcare for direct care workers and multidisciplinary professionals. Live sessions are scheduled for every third Monday of the month at 4:00 pm Central through Zoom.

Webinar Series Objectives

• Learn about the key components of the chronic disease management
• Improve geriatric care for older adults
• Create a network among local healthcare professionals
• Earn free educational credits for those who attend the LIVE webinars (social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing)

Upcoming Sessions

This is an ongoing series from September 2023 - June 2024.

Topics to Be Covered

• Prognostication
• Cultural aspects of care
• Pain management
• Creating a mobility plan
• Complementary and integrative medicine
• Elder abuse, neglect and exploitation
• Update on Alzheimer's disease drugs for memory loss and behavioral management
• Nutrition and weight
• Behavioral disorders in dementia
• Mobility and nutrition