Overview

Differentiating Dementias

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Format

CME Touchpoint

Time to Complete

0.25 hr(s).

Release Date

May 18, 2015

Expires On

May 18, 2017

The Alzheimer’s Association has developed this continuing medical education series to address current issues in the recognition and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in primary care settings.

This activity is intended for health care professionals who care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementias.

Evidence-based practice guidelines, such as the American Psychiatric Association's 2007 Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, strongly support early assessment and intervention. Yet the majority of people with dementia go undiagnosed, or recognition is often delayed until a behavioral crisis has occurred.

Most patients with dementia receive care from a primary care practitioner. Primary care physicians have given a number of reasons for missing or overlooking a dementia diagnosis, including concerns about possible stigmatization of patients with the diagnosis and doubts about the usefulness or desirability of early diagnosis. But an early, accurate diagnosis is beneficial because it can help people with Alzheimer’s and their families to:

- Begin early treatment to slow functional decline and delay nursing home placement
- Plan for the future
- Take care of financial and legal matters
- Develop support networks
- Get involved in clinical trials

Review this series of short online activities to learn more about the recognition and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in primary care settings!

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

- Identify the most common causes of dementia
- Define Neurocognitive Disorders (NCD), based on the DSM-5
- Differentiate between the five common forms of dementia

An active Internet connection (DSL or Cable). A wireless, dial-up, or slow connection may have constant buffering problems.

Windows

1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows 7; 2GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Windows Vista®
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
512MB of RAM (1GB recommended) for Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows 8; 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended) for Windows Vista
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or higher; Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome
Adobe® Flash® Player 8.0 or higher. Click here to download Adobe Flash Player for free.
Adobe Reader to print certificate. Click here to download Adobe Reader for free

Mac OS

1.83GHz Intel Core™ Duo or faster processor
512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
Mac OS X, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7.4, 10.8
Mozilla Firefox; Apple Safari; Google Chrome
Adobe® Flash® Player 8.0 or higher

Cyndy Cordell (Faculty)
Alzheimer's Association

Maria Carillo, PhD (Reviewer)
Alzheimer's Association

The author, reviewer, ACHL and Alzheimer's Association staff members and others involved with the planning, development, and review of the content for this activity have no relevant affiliations or financial relationships to disclose.

The content for this activity was developed independently of a commercial supporter. All materials are included with permission. The opinions expressed are those of the faculty and are not to be construed as those of the publisher or grantor.

This educational activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support. Recommendations involving clinical medicine in a continuing medical education (CME/CE) activity must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in CME/CE in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

This activity will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. To receive credit, participants are required to read the newsletter, complete the post-test, and evaluation forms. To receive credit, 65% must be achieved on the post-test. A certificate will be immediately available.

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Alicia Graf
agraf@achlcme.org
Phone: (773)714-0705 ext. 153

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