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Alzheimer's Disease and Exercise: Evidence and Anecdotes
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Sponsored by: Geriatrics
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No electronic handout link has been provided to APTA. Please check with the speaker or Sponsoring Section to see if a handout will be provided or found on the section's web site.
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Thursday, February 12
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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(Course Level - Intermediate) - 0.200 CEUs
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The aging of the United States population, and the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with age, lead to the likely conclusion that physical therapists working in geriatrics will come in contact with individuals with AD. Historically, individuals with dementia were excluded from rehabilitation research studies on the assumption that their cognitive deficits would prohibit their participation in rehabilitation; however, more recently, individuals with AD and other dementias have been included in rehabilitation research. While feasibility studies of exercise interventions with individuals with AD are becoming more abundant, efficacy studies continue to be somewhat scarce. This course is designed to: (1) review the evidence on exercise programs for individuals with AD; (2) offer practical suggestions for creating and carrying out exercise interventions for individuals with AD; and (3) suggest appropriate outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of exercise interventions with individuals with AD.
Upon completion of this course, you'll be able to:
1) Discuss the feasibility of implementing an exercise program for individuals with AD, identifying challenges unique to this population and potential creative solutions to these challenges. 2) Examine the evidence for efficacy of exercise programs in elderly patients with AD and other forms of dementia. 3) Conceptualize, create, and institute an appropriate exercise program for individuals with AD. 4) Choose and justify outcome measures that are appropriate for use in determining the effectiveness of an exercise program in patients with AD, utilizing minimal detectable change (MDC) scores when possible.
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Speaker: Julie Deanne Ries, PT, PhD, GCS - Arlington, VA
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