Advance Care Planning Training Series: ACP and Dementia/Alzheimer’s
(2.17.2021)

Ethics and Issues in Advance Care Planning: ACP and Dementia/Alzheimer’s

HCV envisions a world where all Virginians have access to quality advance care planning that is honored in the delivery of care. Misconceptions abound about the role of ACP, including a common conflation of ACP with end-of-life planning. What does ACP mean in the context of dementia, mental illness, or birth? What can we learn about person-centered care from those who have long been in the fight for it?

Goals

• Learn the history and importance of person-centered care to the dementia and Alzheimer’s field and community
• Examine the role, definition, and significance of advance care planning to the dementia and Alzheimer’s field and community
• Gain familiarity with diverse perspectives from the dementia and Alzheimer’s field and community concerning advance care planning and person-centered care
• Exposure to information and tools to support advance care planning practice in the context of the dementia and Alzheimer’s field and community

Our moderator: Ken Faulkner, MA, MDiv, Certified First Steps Advance Care Planning Facilitator, Instructor, and Faculty

Our panelists:

• Valerie Cotter, DrNP, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN – Johns Hopkins University
• Pamela Price, BS, RN – The Balm in Gilead
• Tina Thomas, MSHP, CDP, CADDCT, CMHS – Alzheimer’s Association
• George Worthington, MS – Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services

Primary audience:

• Advance care planning “practitioners” or advocates who are interested in expanding their perspective to include alternate views on advance care planning
• Professionals and advocates in related fields (dementia, mental/behavioral health, disability, and perinatal) who are interested in learning more about advance care planning and resources to support their work
• Anyone else interested in the topic

Registration Cost: Free, and CEUs are available for a $30 fee at the time of the training.

Advance registration is required.