Thursday, September 11, 2008
1 – 4 p.m.
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center - Souther Classroom
9205 SW Barnes Rd.
Portland, Oregon 97225
Cost: $20 per person
Who Should Attend:
Guardians, Conservators, Elder Law Attorneys and Social Workers
CEUs pending approval:
GCA (Guardian/Conservators Association
of Oregon)
CLE (Continuing Legal Education)
NASW (National Association of Social Workers)
As a Guardian, it may be difficult for you to assess how much end-of-life intervention your client may want.
Would you have difficulty deciding the right time for your client to go onto Hospice? Are you confident that you know his/her wishes? Also, for some of your clients who are older, issues surrounding dementia often surface. Do you know how to handle the precarious behavior disturbances that may occur in your client? Are you able to distinguish dementia from delirium? Are you familiar with both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches in dealing with these issues?
Many guardians, elder law attorneys and social workers are not from clinical backgrounds. This conference is geared toward giving you tools and resources needed to help you speak with your client’s physician and advocate for your client’s best possible treatment approach.
About the presenters
 Scott Armstrong, M.D., is a psychiatrist who works with older adults and those patients with severe medical problems complicated by psychiatric or emotional problems.
Dr. Armstrong treats the neurobehavioral symptoms of Dementia (including Alzheimer’s) as well as depression and anxiety. In addition to his position as the medical director at Tuality Center for Geriatric Psychiatry, Dr. Armstrong is an associate clinical professor of Psychiatry at OHSU. Dr. Armstrong is also a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DFAPA) as well as a Fellow of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (FAPM).
Dr. Armstrong has co-authored or contributed to seven reference books on pharmacology for clinicians, primarily on the topic of drug-drug interactions.
 Glen Patrizio, M.D., is the associate medical director for Providence Hospice
and Palliative Care. Formerly he held the positions of clinical medical director for Willamette Valley Hospice in Salem, associate medical director at Hospice of the Gorge, and medical director of LifeWorks Palliative Care in The Dalles.
He holds certifications from the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and the American Board of Family Medicine. He is a board member of the Oregon Hospice Association, as well as the current chair of the OHA’s Medical Providers Forum.
Register
Please make checks for $20 payable to
Providence HCS and send to:
Providence Home Services
6410 NE Halsey Street Ste 300
Portland, OR 97213
Attn: Lynne Griffith
No refunds for cancellations received after Tuesday, September 2, 2008. You may also pay at the door.
If you have any questions, call Lynne Griffith at 503-572-0042.
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