Dementia - JCHiP HBS
This course provides evidence-based strategies for the assessment and management of dementia among community-dwelling older adults.
Target Audience
Healthcare providers focusing on best practices in chronic disease management, case management, caregiver education and support, transitional care, and geriatric evaluation and management.
Learning Objectives
- Describe clinical features of different types of dementia
- Discuss complications of dementia
- Apply evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and management of dementia in community-dwelling vulnerable older adults
- Communicate to patients and caregivers the rationale for pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of dementia
Sevil Yasar, MD, PhD
Samir K. Sinha, MD, DPhil