Session: Delirium in Hospice Care: Recognition and Management, An interdisciplinary Approach (NHPCO's 13th Clinical Team Conference and Pediatric Intensive)

Monday, November 5, 2012: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Primary Presenter:

Deidra Woods, MD, FACP, CMD, FAAHPM

Area of Emphasis: Clinical/Medical Care
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss clinical and physiologic differences between delirium, dementia, anxiety and other agitation states
2. Perform discipline appropriate clinical assessment techniques needed to determine potentially reversible causes of delirium and agitation at end of life
3. Describe non pharmacologic techniques that are used in managing delirium and agitation

This session will discuss how delirium presents itself in end-of-life care and how to differentiate delirium from other confusional states. In addition, participants will learn about discipline specific assessments and what interventions can be offered to manage this problem at end of life.

See more of: 60-minute Invited

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