GGCI Curriculum Resources

Over the course of the program you will learn practical dementia care approaches tailored to meet the needs of patients during the various stages of the disease, develop greater mastery of active learning approaches to teach others evidence-based care techniques, and enhance your ability to work within an inter-professional team.

 

Day One: Dementia:  A Grand Challenge

Topic: Introduction to the Grand Challenge

Speaker: Eleanor McConnell, PHD, RN, GCNS-BC and Emily Egerton, PhD

Resources: GGCI Overview

Introduction Exercise

Grand Challenges

Dementia Care Costs

 

Topic: Dementia Boot Camp – Part 1

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Dementia Boot Camp Part 1 & 2

 

Topic: Dementia Boot Camp – Part 2

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Dementia Boot Camp Part 1 & 2 Handout

 

Topic: Evidence-Based v. Traditional-Based Approaches to Dementia Care

Speaker: Eleanor McConnell, PHD, RN, GCNS-BC

Resources: EBP Overview 

EBM Resources Comparison Chart

Stroke Review Paper on Vascular Dementia

 

Topic: Dementia Communication Techniques - Part 1

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Dementia Communication Techniques Part 1 (Teaching Communication)

 

Topic: Dementia Communication Techniques - Experiential Education

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: CONNECT with Positive Approach a Teacher's Guide

 

Topic: Clinical Approaches to Dementia Prevention: Motivational Interviewing

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Clinical Approaches to Dementia Prevention: Motivational Interviewing

 

Day Two: Dementia:  A Grand Challenge

Topic: Dementia Communication Techniques - Part 2

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Dementia Communication Techniques

Geriatric Syndromes

 

Topic: Complexity of Care - Part 1

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources:Unfolding Case Study

Case Analysis Form

 

Topic: Complexity of Care - Part 2

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Resources on Standardized Instruments

GRECC

Medi-COG

Burden Interview

The Zarit Burden Interview

Alzheimer's Association

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA)

NACC

 

Topic: Motivational Interviewing - Part 2

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Motivational Interviewing

Dementia: Performance Measurement Set

 

Topic: Team Building - Introduction to Influencing Practice Change

Speaker: Eleanor McConnell, PHD, RN, GCNS-BC; Emily Egerton, PhD

Resources: Quality Improvement in Dementia Care

Fishbone Exercise

 

Day Three: Dementia:  A Grand Challenge

Topic: GEMS of Dementia Care:Proactive Management of Disease Progression

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Gems of Dementia Care

 

Topic: Leadership Models that Promote Communication, Collaboration, and Clinical Practice Improvement

Speaker: Emily Egerton, PhD

Resources: G.R.O.W.

 

Topic: Building and Effective Implementation Team

Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, MSN, GNP

Resources: Building an Effective Implementation Team

 

Topic: Prioritizing Clinical Practice Improvement Opportunities in Dementia Care

Speaker: Eleanor McConnell, PHD, RN, GCNS-BC; Emily Egerton, PhD

Resources: Prioritizing Practice Improvement Options

8 Domains for Practice Improvement

 

Topic: Commincating Up and Down the Organization

Speaker: Eleanor McConnell, PHD, RN, GCNS-BC; Emily Egerton, PhD

Resources:Elevator Speech

Sentence Starters for an Elevator Speech