The Future of Dementia Care - Wednesday 12th October 2011, Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork.

10 Feb 2011

The Future of Dementia Care - Wednesday 12th October 2011, Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork. St. Finbarr’s Hospital & Psychiatry of Old Age South Lee Mental Health Services Cork
Presents
The Future of Dementia Care

Proposed Speakers:

• Professor Geri T. Hall, Memory Disorders Clinic, University of Iowa, USA.
• Mary J. Foley, ANP, Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Finbarr’s Hospital.
• Dr. Joan McCarthy, School of Nursing & Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health, UCC.
• Prof. Cillian Twomey, Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Finbarr’s Hospital.
• Prof. Willie Molloy, Department of Geriatric Medicine, St. Finbarr’s Hospital.
• Dr. Tony O’Brien, Medical Director of Marymount Hospice, Cork.

Topics:

• Assessment of Dementia
• Management of Lewy Body and Frontal Lobe Dementias
• Optimising Functional Ability
• Ethics and Decision Making
• Advanced Directives and Living Wills
• Capacity Assessment
• Management of the End of Life

Wednesday 12th October 2011
Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork.
REGISTRATION FEE: E65 (includes lunch)

To Register Contact :
Ms. Irene Walsh (Nursing Administration) St. Finbarr’s Hospital Douglas Road, Cork.
Tel.: 021 492 3270 | E-mail: Irene.walsh@hse.ie

The event is sponsored by Pfizer and Lundbeck.