SESSION OVERVIEW

Practice Spotlight: Occupational Therapy Essentials when assessing functional cognition in older adults 

Occupational therapists have an important role to play in assessing functional cognition in older adults across a range of settings including hospital, community and residential care to support independence, participation and care planning.   

Join us as we take a deeper dive into assessing functional cognition, a follow on from the introductory webinar - Functional Cognition Explained. 

By attending this webinar you will: 

• Develop your understanding of standardised and non-standardised assessments  

• Be guided on how to decide the right tool for your assessment purpose 

• Increase your knowledge of how to assess functional cognition 

• Understand how you can gather, verify and use collateral information in the assessment of functional cognition 

• Gain understanding of the impacts of the environment, illness phase and other conditions when assessing functional cognition  

• Recognise how assessment results and observations can be used to develop recommendations and action plans 

• Understand practical application of learnings through the use of case examples 

• Gain lots of top tips and strategies to support you to address functional cognition with your clients 

• Have your questions answered by experts in the field 

Join us for an informative session that will enhance your skills and knowledge in functional cognition assessment. Register today! 

THIS SESSION IS SUITABLE FOR: 

Suitable for OTs at any career stage. 

This webinar is a stand-alone webinar but for those interested in the introductory webinar – Functional Cognition Explained and did not attend the live event, the recording can be purchased in the CPD Library here. 

PRESENTERS 

  Jacki Wesson 

Jacki has expertise in functional cognition, performance-based IADL assessment in mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and non-pharmacological behaviour support for people living with dementia across the continuum of ability. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience in health settings, including memory clinic and older people’s mental health, working in hospitals, community, and residential aged care, and in policy. 

Jacki is a senior lecturer in occupational therapy and early career researcher (ECR) at University of Sydney. Current funded projects she is leading include behaviour support for people living with dementia in residential care, and evaluating functional cognition screening in older people living with subtle functional change, and as part of a small ECR team, developing co-designed medication management resources for people living with dementia and their carers. 

  Katya Numbers 

Katya is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) within the Discipline of Psychiatry & Mental Health. Her work focuses on modifiable lifestyle factors associated with increased risk of dementia and identifying behavioural indicators of very early dementia. Specifically, her work focuses largely on the relationship between older adults’ self-reports of cognitive and function decline and risk of dementia, how mood and personality influence these relationships, and early intervention strategies.   

DATE: 

Wednesday 4th December 2024 

TIME: 

Presentation Commences: 

• 3:00pm | VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS | 

• 2:30pm | SA |  

• 2:00pm | Qld |  

• 1:30pm | NT |  

• 12 noon | WA |  

The session will run for approximately 2 hours. 

Please login 10 minutes before the scheduled presentation time  

RECORDING ACCESS: 

This session will be recorded.  A link to the recording will be provided following the event completion. Attendance at the live event is encouraged.  

REGISTRATION FEES 

EARLYBIRD – Book on or before 20 November 2024 

OTA Member: $72 

OTA Student/New Graduate Member: $65 

Non-member: $95 

STANDARD – Book on or after 21 November 2024 

OTA Member: $80 

OTA Student/New Graduate Member: $72 

Non-Member: $105 

RSVPS close 1 December 2024 

Members must be logged in with username and password to register at the member rate. 

VENUE:

This is a 100% virtual event. You will receive an email with details to access the event two days ahead of the scheduled event date. 

DISCLAIMER:

All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, and changes.  

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Terms and Conditions including OTA’s refund and cancellation policy are available here  

CONTACT US:

Please email info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878