educating health care providers about dementia
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Educating Health Care Providers About Dementia:
A Pilot Project
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BCPSQC Quality Forum 2015February 20, 2015
Disclosure
The speakers are unable to identify any potential conflict of interest
and have nothing to disclose.
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Introduction70,000 people living with dementia in B.C.Approx. 80% of residents in long-term care have
some level of dementiaVarious stakeholders have noted a gap in
dementia training for care staff
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Reasons for the partnership9,000+ health care workers injured each yearAn increase in claims directly related to workers
caring for persons with dementiaWorkSafeBC suspected workers were not
receiving specific training on how to keep themselves safe when caring for persons with dementia
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Reasons for the partnership, cont.
WorkSafeBC does not offer trainingNeeded to find an expert organization to work
with WorkSafeBC approached the Alzheimer Society
about hosting workshops for paid caregiversA partnership was formed in the summer of 2012
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How it worked The Alzheimer Society of B.C. tweaked its family
caregiver content WorkSafeBC provided the funding, coordinated
the workshop logistics and summarized the evaluations
The 4 initial pilot workshops were over- subscribed within 24 hours of advertising
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How it worked, cont.
Pilot extended - a of total 8 workshops conducted (Oct./12 to Nov./13)
474 workers attended the sessions• About 50% of participants took the workshop on
their own time• Average of 11.4 years of experience per
participant
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How it worked, cont.
Sessions were 6 hoursSessions offered freeBoth organizations offered resource materials
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The ProgramProvision of basic education on dementia and
working with people with dementiaNot seen as a comprehensive education packageCombination of presentation, video clips, and
group discussionGeared to anyone working in any capacity with
people with dementia
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Attendees by Occupation
All Others included: recreation therapists, post-secondary instructors, students, social workers, WorkSafeBC officers and dental hygienists.
All Others
Health Care Assistant
Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Home Support Worker
Manager
23%
21%
20%
17%
12%
7%
The ProgramPart 1• Alzheimer’s disease and dementia• Alzheimer’s and the brain• Stages• Dispelling the myths• How communication is affected by dementia
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The ProgramPart 2• Understanding and responding to behaviour• Person-centred care• Creative approaches• Resources
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Results• 86% of participants completed an evaluation form• 98% agreed or strongly agreed that the
workshops gave them a better understanding of dementia
• 100% agreed or strongly agreed that they were now more aware of the importance of their own safety while providing care to persons with dementia
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Results, cont.
• Follow-up survey sent out late 2013• Results indicated that workers shared the
information and knowledge they gained at the workshop and were changing their behaviours and work practices
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“Breakfast time is always a challenge as care staff are trying to get as many residents up as possible for breakfast as a routine.
Now with the new knowledge, we don't routinely wake up residents.
We find out what would be their preference: to get up early, stay in bed for breakfast and get up later, it’s ok now for them just to come out in their house-gown for breakfast and get dressed later - after all, it is their home.”
From the Director of Care of a Long-term care facility
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Where are we now? The Alzheimer Society, WorkSafeBC & SafeCare
BC met in spring 2014 As the pilot project and partnership was now
completed, SafeCare BC offered to administer future workshops on a cost recovery basis
New partnership formed
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Where are we now?
9 workshops being offered between fall 2014 and fall 2015
For more information go to www.safecarebc.ca
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