Upcoming Alzheimer's programs for caregivers & free CE training, essentiALZ Plus-FL, for professionals
Featured program: essentiALZ® Plus - Florida. A No-Cost CE Program for Long-Term Care & Community-Based Workers
The Florida Department of Elder Affairs is providing access to the Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ Training and Certification Program. This self-paced, online course meets the state mandated training requirement for assisted living level 1, home health, hospice, and nursing homes.
Learn how to apply current evidence-based, person-centered care practices when interacting with individuals who have dementia. The training features videos and interactive activities and includes access to the Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ certification exam. Individuals who pass the exam are certified in the Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ, valid for two years.
Professionals who complete the training can claim three continuing nursing education credits or three continuing education credits for social work, physical therapy, psychology, occupational therapy and nutrition/dietitian. Nursing Home Administrators can claim 3.5 hours of continuing education.
Learn more and enroll in the training here:
https://www.alz.org/cnfl/helping_you/education_programs/essentialz-training-certification-and-exchange
If you would like to discuss training your entire staff using the Alzheimer's Association's essentiALZ Plus - Florida program, please reach out to Katie Fahrenbruch, Florida Director of Community Engagement, by email at kafahrenbruch@alz.org, or by phone at (850) 696-0814.
Workshops, Programs & More in Your Area
Find workshops, social events and more in your area., including in-person Alzheimer’s education workshops like Caregiver College, Brain Bus stops and more. View the program schedule here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xkOBz_nnP1NcyGv6tm_CXbfgBbx8AmDc_0sAm1yuwtY/edit#gid=0
Online Program - Watch at Your Convenience, Anytime: Impacts of Early Adversity on Health - now on alzprogramsanytime.org
Register to watch at your own convenience. This Ask the Expert recording covers the landscape of Alzheimer's and dementia science, risk factors as well as the latest advances in clinical trials, treatments and lifestyle interventions. Then special guest, Julia Sheffler, Ph.D., reviews the science between significant adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and negative health outcomes across the lifespan. Register to watch this recording here:
https://alzprogramsanytime.org/register/impacts-of-early-adversity-on-health
Check out other programs available on our on-demand site alzprogramsanytime.org.
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About the Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association® is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research, with the mission of leading the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia.
Brain Bus is funded in partnership with the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. Caregiver College is sponsored in part by Senior Connection Center, Inc. and the State of Florida, Department of Elder Affairs and Sarasota County Government.
Alzheimer's Association Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, 14010 Roosevelt Blvd, Ste. 709, Clearwater, FL 33762, website www.alz.org/flgulfcoast, phone (727) 578-2558.
Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601, website www.alz.org, phone (800) 272-3900.