14th Annual Symposium - The Comprehensive Approach to Dementia: A Practical Update for Practitioners in Mental Health, Primary Care and Long Term Care Settings

Activity Name
14th Annual Symposium - The Comprehensive Approach to Dementia: A Practical Update for Practitioners in Mental Health, Primary Care and Long Term Care Settings

Activity Type
CME Meeting

On-site registrations will be available.
 
Activity Directors
Gary J. Kennedy, MD

 
Activity Specialties
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Geriatric Psychiatry
GERONTOLOGISTS
INTERNAL MEDICINE
NURSES
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHIATRY NURSES
PSYCHOLOGISTS
SOCIAL WORKERS

 
Activity Dates and Expiration
Begins: March 04, 2010
Ends: March 04, 2010
Time:8:00 AM
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine, Hosak Hall Auditorium, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Phone: 718-920-6674
Email:  npiacent@montefiore.org
 
Intended Audience
This activity is intended for specific specialty:
psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, nursing, social work and other healthcare professionals in mental health.
Activity Goals and Needs
Dementias have become a major public health concern due to their increasing prevalence and mounting costs. Early detection of individuals at risk before cognitive decline becomes disabling promises to reduce the family burden and individual suffering brought about by the disease. Medications, behavioral approaches, caregiver support makes up an expanding array of options for care. This activity will offer the practitioner an overview of emerging trends in both the interventions and ethics of dementia care. A nationally recognized faculty will discuss the characterization and treatment of the cognitive, behavioral and psychological signs and symptoms of dementia.

The goal of this activity is to provide theoretical background, practical examples and didactic material which will lead to an interchange of experience between participants and faculty. Faculty will present a common clinical problem followed by a formal presentation and a question and answer session.
Educational Objectives
The learning objectives for this activity are to assist practitioners to:

Choose medication, considering the diagnosis and severity of dementia.

Explain reasonable expectations for both symptomatic and functional outcomes.

Recognize effective collaboration with the family and other caregivers.

Identify preventive implications of the emerging treatments for dementia.

Modify the setting of care to mesh with patient strengths and vulnerabilities.
Activity Credits and Accreditation
Activity Credits: 5

ACCREDITATION
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure / COI Statement
The “Faculty Disclosure Policy” of Albert Einstein College of Medicine requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience any relationship with a pharmaceutical or equipment company. Any presenter whose disclosed relationshops prove to create a conflict of interest, with regard to their contribution to the activity will not be permitted to present.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine also requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved for use in the Untied States.