Optimum Life® Continuing Education Series
Join us for our upcoming Optimum Life Continuing Education Series for healthcare professionals. This webcast series will feature a different senior-related topic each month and provide 1.0 CE credit (one hour) per session for nurses, social workers, case managers, and nursing home administrators. Participants can also have their questions answered by our topic experts.
To find out if there is a Continuing Education session in your area, please complete the contact form below and we will connect you to the host community nearest to you.
2020 Topic Previews
2020 Webcast Series Topics
To download the entire 2020 Continuing Education Series schedule, click here
JANUARY
Dementia: The Lived Experience
Juliet Holt Klinger, MA, Brookdale’s Gerontologist; Michael Belleville, Dementia Advocate; Cheryl Belleville, Dementia Advocate and Care Partner
Download January Flyer
FEBRUARY
Engagement: Combatting Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Carol Cummings, RN, BSN, Sr. Director Optimum Life Engagement and Innovation; Charles Richardson, Sr. Director Resident Programs
Download February Flyer
MARCH
Polypharmacy: Solving the Mystery
Kim Elliott, MSN, RN, SVP Clinical Services; Todd King, Pharm D., CGP, Sr. Dir. Clinical Services – Omnicare
Download March Flyer
APRIL
Help Me Grieve: A Healthcare Professional’s Overview to Evidence-Based Support for the Grieving
April Price, RN, CHPN, Regional Director of Clinical Specialty - Hospice
Download April Flyer
MAY
The Diagnosis of Dementia: Implications for Care and Support
Daniel Kuhn, LCSW, Vice President of Education
Download May Flyer
JUNE
LGBT Older Adults: 2020 and Beyond
Tim R. Johnston, PhD, Sr. Director National Projects - SAGE
Download June Flyer
JULY
Fighting Dementia with Food: MIND and Mediterranean Diets
Sara Fagan, RD, CSG, LDN, Director of Nutrition
Download July Flyer
AUGUST
Low Vision: Impact to Day-to-Day Activities and Interventions
Maria Crescini, PT, Director of Program Development - Brookdale Health Services
Download August Flyer
SEPTEMBER
Suicide and the Elderly: Prevention Can Be Possible
Doris Fischer-Sanchez, DNP, APN-BC, CPHRM Clinical and Enterprise Risk Management Consultant
Download September Flyer
OCTOBER
Medical Ethics at the End of Life
Anna-Gene O’Neal, RN, MSN, MBA, Division President - Brookdale Health Services
Download October Flyer
NOVEMBER
Alzheimer’s Disease: Research Trends and Updates
Keith Fargo, PhD, Director of Scientific Program & Outreach, Alzheimer’s Association
Download November Flyer
DECEMBER
Holistic Pain Management and the Role of Cannabis
David Gordon, MD, ABOIM, IFMCP, Integrative Medicine and Medical Cannabis Physician Owner, 4 Pillars Health & Wellness
Download December Flyer
For more information about the Optimum Life Continuing Education Series, contact your local Brookdale Senior Living community.
