Introducing Alz Politalks, Your Monthly Advocacy Newsletter
Issue 2 – February 2018
Alzheimer’s Advocates, and Advocacy Family,
I am happy to bring to you the second edition of Alz Politalks, the official newsletter of the Advocacy and Public Policy department.
Our special edition newsletter last month was well received, and I am glad to be providing an easy-access way to find out about all the happenings on the public policy front.
There have been a lot of exciting advances on both the State and Federal fronts this month. Thanks to all your hard work, our voices are being heard.
Please be sure to subscribe to this newsletter by clicking here. You will receive each new addition directly in your inbox. Also, be sure to share your advocacy stories by going to www.alzmassnh.org/advocacy/newsletter to have your stories and pictures featured in the next edition!
Thank you for all your hard work. Let’s continue to show up, speak out, and fight to #EndAlz.
Ayah Roda
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Pain has an impact on behavior, function and quality of life for people living with dementia, but is one of the most mismanaged conditions. The challenges of understanding and treating acute and chronic pain for those with dementia are complex and often overlooked. Identifying and treating pain requires the ability to listen to what individuals are communicating through behaviors and body language. To treat pain for someone with dementia we must look beyond the words. This keynote offers the opportunity to explore strategies for identifying and managing pain including the use of standardized tools for assessment and monitoring along with the use of medications for individualizing comfort measures.
Melanie Bunn, GNP, MS, RN, is a Consulting Associate at the Duke University School of Nursing, Certified Trainer, Coach and Consultant for Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care, and has her own education consulting company, Bunn Consulting. She received her degree in Nursing from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Master’s degree in Family Health Nursing from Clemson University and a Post-Master’s Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Duke University. She has provided primary care to older people in a variety of settings including retirement homes, long term care nursing, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and in the home as a gerontological nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist and staff nurse. In 2014, Ms. Bunn was awarded the Dr. Ewald W. Busse Award by the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services Department of Health and Human Services for her contributions to improving the care of older adults with dementia and their families.
James Wessler
Paul S. Stuka
Barry Greene
Thomas A. Croswell