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December 8th, 2025 from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience – Geriatric Grand Rounds

Susan C. Price, MD, is the Chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care at Hawai’i Pacific Health and the Medical Director of the Straub Benioff GUIDE Program. Dr. Price will be teaching the Department of Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds on Monday, December 8, 2025 from 12:30-1:30pm (HST).

At the end of this session, physicians will be able to:

Understand the GUIDE program background, goals and components.
Describe GUIDE eligibility and referral process.

Intended Audiences: Physicians, nurses, and other allied health staff caring for geriatric patients.

Host: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine

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GWEP Coordinator: Sai Rompicharla at rom489@hawaii.edu

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December 2nd, 2025 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Dining with Dementia: Techniques to Bring Joy to the Table

Dorothy Colby is a Certified Positive Approach to Care™ (PAC) Trainer and national Mentor, with more than 25 years of professional and personal experience caring for people with dementia and training caregivers. The PAC trainings created by Teepa Snow share dementia care techniques that provide essential information for unpaid and professional caregivers on how to have a positive and meaningful relationship with loved ones living with all forms of dementia. Dorothy is Director of Community Engagement for Hale Kuike Memory Care Homes at Nuuanu, Bayside & Pali locations.

Dorothyʻs presentation will cover:

How dementia affects eating and drinking skills
Striking a balance between nutrition and personal preference
Hydration challenges
Noticing changes and making accommodations
Setting the table for success
Tips for modifying foods for easier eating
Holiday care partner tips

Registration required, click here to register for this FREE webinar. The Zoom link & handout link will be sent to registrants. Sorry, there are no CEs available for these sessions.

Host: Catholic Charities Hawaii

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Jody Mishan

(808) 295-2624

jmishan@hawaii.rr.com

Phone: (808) 527-4777

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December 1st, 2025 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Hale Hauʻoli Caregiver Support Group

Caregiving can be a difficult and isolating experience, but interacting with people in similar situations can help make the task more manageable. Support groups provide a space where caregivers can share experiences and insights, ask for advice, and learn about resources available for aging seniors. Hale Hau`oli Hawai`i offers a virtual Caregiver Support Group on the first Monday of the each month at 6:30 – 8:00.

Host: Hale Hauʻoli

Location:

Zoom

Contact: Contact Kathy Wyatt at kwyatt01@aol.com

Email: kwyatt01@aol.com

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December 1st, 2025 from 7:00 am - 8:15 am

Growing Older with Lifelong Intellectual Disabilities: When Dementia is Suspected or Diagnosed – Wrap-Up Session

This Project ECHO series is a free, practical, case-based education program for health care and human service providers who want to enhance their knowledge, competence, and performance related to the care of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities affected by dementia. Each ECHO session will include a short presentation by a topic expert, followed by a case study submitted in advance by an ECHO participant site, and then open discussion to learn from one another. The NTG and URI/VCU GWEPs will be holding their 11th series of ECHO programs on topics related to intellectual disability and dementia. The theme for the Fall 2025 Series is Post-Diagnostic Supports.

INTERPROFESSIONAL HUB TEAM OF EXPERTS: Gerontologist Kathleen Bishop, PhD, Administrator Ashara Edwards, MS, Psychologist Matthew P. Janicki, PhD, Nutritionist Catherine Conway, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, Neurologist Seth M. Keller, MD, Gerontologist Phillip Clark, ScD, Gerontologist Edward Ansello, PhD, Nurse Practitioner Kathy Service, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CDDN

Host: National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices

Location:

Zoom

rigec@etal.uri.edu

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Name: Growing Older with Lifelong Intellectual Disabilities: When Dementia is Suspected or Diagnosed – Wrap-Up Session
Start: 2025-12-01T07:00:00-10:00
End: 2025-12-01T08:15:00-10:00
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