Clinical Case Review: Diagnosing Dementia in the Primary Care Office 

Enduring Activity: Clinical Case Review: Diagnosing Dementia in the Primary Care Office
Target Audience
This activity is targeted towards primary care providers (internists, IM/P, and family practitioners).
Statement of Need
Many clinicians do not routinely follow clinical practice guidelines or are unaware of new treatment modalities which will result in improved health outcomes. Providing education opportunities in targeted areas as well as adult specialty areas should improve a physician’s knowledge base and patient outcomes.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
• Identify why cognitive screening is important in the primary care office.
• Determine how to make a diagnosis of dementia.
• Utilize cognitive screening tools of the MMSE, SLUMS, MoCA.
• List memory-enhancing medications used to treat Alzheimer's disease.
• Determine when and to whom to make a referral for your patients.
Faculty
Rachel Hart, D.O.
Geriatrician
Norton Neuroscience Institute
Memory Center
Faculty Disclosure
The speaker, Rachel Hart, D.O., has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Planner Disclosure
Planners for this course have no potential or actual conflicts of interest to disclose.
Commercial Support
This activity has not received commercial support.
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Date of Original Release | October 12, 2022
Course Termination Date | October 2024
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
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