RIC Event: Dementia in Adults with Down Syndrome (DS)

Event Start Date: August 08, 2013 - 6:00 PM EDT
Event End Date: August 08, 2013 - 8:00 PM EDT

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As part of the “Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Webinar Series,” this Webinar focused on the needs of and supports for adults With Down Syndrome (DS).

As part of the “Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Webinar Series,” this Webinar focused on the needs of and supports for adults With Down Syndrome (DS). The purpose of the session was the following:

  • Increase awareness of the importance on developing observation skills on the changes that may be related to dementia
  • Understand how Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the older down syndrome adult increases the risk of ACSC and hospitalization
  • How, by implementing management strategies, this risk can be reduced

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