Textbook: Cognitive Communication Disorders of MCI and Dementia - Definition, Assessment, and Clinical Management

Name: Textbook: Cognitive Communication Disorders of MCI and Dementia - Definition, Assessment, and Clinical Management
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Course: #10911Level: Intermediate 15.5 Hours 226 Reviews

Based on the textbook Cognitive Communication Disorders of MCI and Dementia: Definition, Assessment, and Clinical Management, this course provides the knowledge to diagnose and treat individuals with cognitive-communicative disorders associated with aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and dementia-producing diseases, our fastest growing clinical population.

To complete this course, you will need to read Cognitive Communication Disorders of MCI and Dementia - Definition, Assessment, and Clinical Management. If you do not already have a copy of the textbook, you can purchase it at Plural Publishing

Aging Neuro/Cognition/TBI (Adult) Service Delivery Textbook CE

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Course Type: Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/1.55 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/15.5; IACET/1.6; Kansas LTS-S1370/15.5; SAC/15.5

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify key features and cognitive-communicative characteristics associated with the various dementia producing diseases.
After this course, participants will be able to describe the underlying components of cognition.
After this course, participants will be able to explain principles and techniques to facilitate learning and retrieval of information.
After this course, participants will be able to list three reputable tests for evaluating cognitive function.

Course created on May 20, 2024

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Kim McCullough
PhD CCC-SLP

Kim McCullough, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Professor and the Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Program Director at Appalachian State University. Kim is a certified speech-language pathologist with clinical expertise in providing services to individuals with neurogenic communication disorders. Kim’s clinical activities and research focus on aging, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and interventions for sustaining brain function. Kim has worked with community partners for over two decades to provide multi-component cognitive wellness programs for older adults with concerns about changes in memory and thinking as well as with those who have a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

Kathryn A. Bayles
PhD ASHA Fellow

Kathryn A. Bayles, Ph.D. is an internationally known expert on the cognitive-communicative disorders associated with aging and dementia producing diseases. Her pioneering research received funding from the National Institutes on Aging, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Robert Woods Johnson Association, and the Andrus Foundation. Dr. Bayles is a Past President of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences, and an Honors recipient and Fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Cheryl Tomoeda
MS CCC-SLP

Cheryl Tomoeda, MS, CCC-SLP, is the Director of Development for the University of Arizona College of Science after a 22-year career in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences as a research collaborator with Dr. Kathryn Bayles. Together they developed the Arizona Battery for Cognitive-Communication Disorders and the Functional Linguistic Communication Inventory and produced 67 TELEROUNDS of continuing education videoconferences.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Kim McCullough co-authored and receives royalties for the textbook upon which this course is based. Non financial: Kim McCullough has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Financial: Kathryn A. Bayles co-authored and receives royalties for the textbook upon which this course is based. Dr. Bayles received funding for her research from the National Institutes on Aging, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Robert Woods Johnson Association, and the Andrus Foundation. Non financial: Kathryn A. Bayles has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Financial: Cheryl Tomoeda co-authored and receives royalties for the textbook upon which this course is based. Non financial: Cheryl Tomoeda has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: Presented in cooperation with Plural Publishing.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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