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Culture Competent Collaborative Care for Cognitively Impaired Individuals - The 5?Critical C'sOctober 14, 20205pm - 6:30pmFree Webex MeetingRegister HereRegistration Deadline is October 12, 2020Course Description As the?proportion of racial/ethnic minorities continues to increase among the?US?older adult population,?so does?the number of individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD).?This presentation will describe?the public health crisis in Alzheimer’s dementia,?with a focus on the?health disparities in diagnosis and treatment?of dementia.?Given the current public health crisis in Alzheimer’s dementia,?ensuring an early and accurate diagnosis is critical to allow for improved disease management and appropriate referral.?The importance?of a multidisciplinary approach?during a cognitive evaluation will be discussed.?Additionally,?focus will be placed on?cultural factors?that impact clinical presentations in cognitive impairment.??Objectives 1.Discuss the public health crisis in Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) and highlight health disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia?2.Discuss the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the context of evaluation??3.Recognize the importance of an early differential diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease to allow for improved disease management and/or appropriate referral?4.Discuss the cultural factors that impact clinical?presentations in?patients with cognitive impairments?5.Review atypical presentations of dementia?Who Should AttendThis course is designed for health care providers treating patients with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD).? Agenda5:00- 6:30?Culture Competent Care for Cognitively Impaired Individuals - The 5 Critical C's Jessica Zwerling MD MSDirector, Montefiore Hudson Valley Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease (CEAD)Associate Professor of NeurologyProgram Director, UCNS Geriatric Neurology FellowshipDirector, Memory Disorders Center at BlondellAssociate Director, Center for the Aging BrainClinical Director, Einstein Aging StudyDisclosuresAlbany Medical College endorses the standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the guidelines of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that the sponsors, speakers and planners of continuing medical education activities disclose relationships with commercial interests. Commercial interests are defined as any entity producing, marketing, reselling or distributing health care goods or services consumed?by, or?used on patients. Relationships include but are not limited to receiving from a commercial company grants (research and other), consultancies, honoraria, travel, other benefits or having a self-managed equity interest in a company.?Albany Medical College has implemented a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to the educational activity being delivered to learners.Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any?presentation, but?is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.The following faculty and planning committee members have stated that they do not have any relationships to disclose:?? Natalie Turner, LMSW, CDP; Nancy Cummings and Jessica Zwerling, MD and Jennifer Price AccreditationThe Albany Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.Albany Medical College designates this Live activity for a maximum of??1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits?.?Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.We have received no commercial support for this activity ................
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