Dementia Diagnosis & Care: CME for Family Physicians
Enhance your skills to recognize and diagnose cognitive impairments earlier for improved care management.
The sooner you recognize dementia and cognitive decline signs in your patients, the sooner you can intervene. This self-paced, on-demand dementia CME course covers effective screening strategies, diagnostic assessments and decision-making pathways that work in the family medicine practice setting—the action steps you can take in your own exam rooms starting tomorrow.
- Identify key signs of common dementias for more accurate diagnosis.
- Use blood biomarkers for early detection.
- Select the right cognitive assessment: cognitive, mental, geriatric.
- Manage multimorbidity, safety concerns, caregiver needs and more.
A cognitive decline diagnosis changes your role. You become a care coordinator, overseeing medical, mental and lifestyle changes as patients and their caregivers adjust to their new normals. And your decisions directly shape everyone’s quality of life.
- Diagnosis and Evaluation of Decline in Cognitive Function
- Managing Multimorbidity
- Safety Issues in Dementia Care
- Disparities for Patients of Color
- Abuse and Neglect in Aging Populations
- Managing Behavioral Problems in Dementia
- Resources to Maintain and Improve Cognitive Health
- Caring for Caregivers
- Advanced Care Planning
- End of Life Dementia
The sooner you recognize dementia and cognitive decline signs in your patients, the sooner you can intervene. This self-paced, on-demand dementia CME course covers effective screening strategies, diagnostic assessments and decision-making pathways that work in the family medicine practice setting—the action steps you can take in your own exam rooms starting tomorrow.
- Identify key signs of common dementias for more accurate diagnosis.
- Use blood biomarkers for early detection.
- Select the right cognitive assessment: cognitive, mental, geriatric.
- Manage multimorbidity, safety concerns, caregiver needs and more.
A cognitive decline diagnosis changes your role. You become a care coordinator, overseeing medical, mental and lifestyle changes as patients and their caregivers adjust to their new normals. And your decisions directly shape everyone’s quality of life.
- Diagnosis and Evaluation of Decline in Cognitive Function
- Managing Multimorbidity
- Safety Issues in Dementia Care
- Disparities for Patients of Color
- Abuse and Neglect in Aging Populations
- Managing Behavioral Problems in Dementia
- Resources to Maintain and Improve Cognitive Health
- Caring for Caregivers
- Advanced Care Planning
- End of Life Dementia
Learning Objectives
Explain the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias.
Implement evidence-based management strategies for dementia care, including modifiable risk factors.
Utilize effective communication techniques to support patients and their families.
Recognize and address health disparities in diagnosis and treatment.
Integrate dementia care into routine practice, including the use of multidisciplinary teams.
Estimated population of people aged 55+ at risk for dementia—and you’re most likely the one to diagnosis it.
Course details
Natural Supplements for Dementia
Mary Hanna, MD, FAAFP, DipABLM,
AAHIVS
Managing Multimorbidity
Mary Hanna, MD, FAAFP, DipABLM, AAHIVS
Intro to Dementia
Ariel Cole
End of Life Dementia
Mai-Linh N. Tran, MD, FAAFP, DipABLM, DipABOM
Safety Issues in Dementia Care
Van Tuong Ngoc Nguyen DO, FAAFP
Disparities for Patients of Color - Diagnosis, Treatment and Care
Ambar Kulshrestha
Capacity Determination
Sarah Longest Stubbs MD, FAAFP
Advanced Care Planning
Sarah Longest Stubbs MD, FAAFP
Abuse and Neglect in Aging Populations
Sarah Longest Stubbs MD, FAAFP
Diagnosis and Evaluation of Decline in Cognitive Function
Niharika Suchak
Managing Behavioral Problems in Dementia
Christi Stewart
Resources to Maintain and Improve Cognitive Health
George Guthrie MD, MPH, CDCES, FAAFP, FACLM
Caring for Caregivers
Edith Gendron
Educating Patients and Care Partners on Cognitive Health: Strategies and Best Practices
Ecler Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, AGSF, FACLM
Overview of the State of Dementia Care in Family Medicine
Ecler Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, AGSF, FACLM
How and When to Administer Cognitive Assessments
Ecler Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, AGSF, FACLM
Incorporating Dementia Care Into the Office Setting
Wessam Labib, MD, MPH
T2P
Ecler Jaqua, MD, MBA, FAAFP, AGSF, FACLM