Pain Assessment in People with Dementia: A Practical Approach - Sponsored by the CPA’s Seniors’ Health Division

***This Webinar is FREE for all Seniors’ Health Division Members***

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Webinar Description: 

Pain in dementia, although very frequent, is often under-assessed and undertreated. This occurs partly because, as dementia progresses, the ability to report pain verbally becomes compromised.

Patients often suffer in silence or may display challenging behaviours that are misattributed to a psychiatric problem rather than to pain. This presentation will describe a practical approach to assessing pain in people with dementia, both through self-report (where possible) and through systematic observational procedures, including the Pain Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate-II (PACSLAC-II).

This webinar will be especially useful for physiotherapists who work with patients diagnosed with dementia, either in long-term care or other clinical environments. It is designed to facilitate assessment of patients who have limited ability to communicate.

Speaker: Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Ph.D., ABPP, FCAHS  

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Ph.D., ABPP, FCAHS, is an international leader in the area of pain assessment in dementia. He is a Research Chair in Aging and Health, Director of the Centre on Aging and Health, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina.

He is a Past-President of the Canadian Psychological Association; has shown leadership in the promotion of the health sciences at the local, national, and international levels; and has been honoured through a long list of prestigious awards and distinctions.

His research is currently supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence, and the Canada Foundation for Innovation. He has published approximately 250 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and seven books. Hadjistavropoulos is also the Editor-in-Chief of Ethics & Behavior and serves on several other editorial boards.

Webinar Details:

Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

Price: 

• Seniors’ Health Division Members - Free Admission - Look out for your Free Link in your inbox.
• CPA Members who are not Seniors’ Health Division Members - $10.00
• Non-CPA Members - $20.00

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