HOW TO HELP PATIENTS MANAGE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONThursday 2nd February 2012, Life Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
This workshop offers an excellent introduction of how to support your patients who suffer cognitive impairment problems as a result of a long term neurological condition. It is particularly relevant to those professionals managing people who have had a stroke, an Acquired Brain Injury, have Epilepsy, MS, or Parkinson's.
It is divided into the following areas:
HOW DOES THE BRAIN WORK?
- Anatomy of the brain.
- Exploring brain function and cognition
- General cognitive problems, e.g. memory, attention, problem solving etc
FACTORS THAT IMPACT ON COGNITION e.g. fatigue, sleep, pain and emotions
EXPLAINING COGNITION TO PATIENTS
It's relatively easy to tell a patient that cognitive problems are common in their condition but what do you say when they ask "why?" In this interactive session participants will explore why we need to educate patients and their families, explaining the basic anatomy to patients and why they are having problems.
STRATEGIES FOR COPING - What are strategies? Do they work?
- How do I help a patient use strategies?
- How do I teach them?
- What about the patient who has no insight?
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