Online Learning
About the Course
Dottie is an award-winning professional development program for healthcare teams, adapted from C. Robin Marcotte's theater play. This unique offering combines a powerful 20-minute film with a self-guided learning module, providing a fresh and engaging way for professionals to access continuing medical education (CME/CEU) credit (1 hour).
The film utilizes realistic sets and honest cinematic storytelling to give audiences an intimate understanding of dementia's impact on the brain. Designed as a flexible education tool, Dottie can be shared digitally for both in-person and remote viewing. Its independent, digital format greatly improves accessibility for staff training, conference presentations, and integration into medical residency curricula.
Learning Modules
Dottie: A Film about Dementia & Empathy
1.0 CME/CEU Credit
Dottie is an award-winning professional development program for healthcare teams, combining a powerful 20-minute film with our interactive workshop to train staff in compassionate dementia care.
This course integrates Articine’s mission of bringing together the arts and medicine to inspire healthcare providers to deliver more empathetic and effective patient care. Through our acclaimed short film and structured learning modules, you’ll gain deeper insights into the lived experience of dementia patients and their caregivers.
Learning Outcomes
- Appreciate the value that innovative art strategies have in helping foster empathy between healthcare providers and patients experiencing dementia.
- Better understand the complexities of dementia in our patients, including the emotional, cognitive, and social dimensions that impact their daily lives and care needs.
- Utilize this professional development education tool that increases understanding of the struggles and dimensions of dementia.
- Reflect on your own story and experience in order to empathize with patients.
- Unlock conversations around care, healing, support, and legacy for healthcare workers and caregivers alike, fostering deeper connections and understanding.
Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an approved provider with distinction of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- Contact Hours Activity Number: 1601
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Southern NH AHEC and Articine. The Southern NH AHEC is accredited by the NH Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA category 1 Credit (s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program has been approved for 1.0 Category A Continuing Education Credits by the National Association of Social Workers, NH Chapter. CEU #4215
For other professionals: 1.0 professional hours of continuing education.
