Course Director:
William Rhoades, DO, FACP

Overview:
This weekly conference consists of a brief didactic presentation on a topic of interest in dementia care including diagnosis, treatment, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and psychosocial aspects of care. It is followed by a case-based discussion that allows participants to identify challenges and make suggestions regarding the care of a patient with dementia.

Overall Objectives:
Identify current practices in the diagnosis, treatment and management of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and apply them in clinical practice.

Target Audience:  All physicians including primary care, neurology, geriatrics, psychiatry, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals.

Social Work Content Level: Advanced

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clinical continuing education credits.

These programs may be recorded and posted online for ongoing viewing. Please turn your camera/video off if you do not want your image shared within the recorded video. If you have any concerns, please contact the CME Office at cme@aah.org.