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Easing the Agitation Burden: Evidence-Based Approaches to Addressing Agitation Associated With Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease

This virtual presentation will cover identification and assessment of agitation in Alzheimer’s disease (AAD) in family practice settings and will provide an overview of current and emerging behavioral and pharmacologic treatment options.

  AAPA
  | ACPE
  | AMA
  | ANCC
Who Should Attend

This program is intended for AAFP members, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with AAD.

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Easing the Agitation Burden: Evidence-Based Approaches to Addressing Agitation Associated With Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease

Past Events

December

05

2024

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Mountain Time (MT)

Virtual

Faculty

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Susan Scanland, MSN, CRNP, GNP-BC, CDP

National Dementia Expert
CEO and Founder, Dementia Connections LLC
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 

Topics

Dementia

Additional Info

There are no fees required to participate in this activity.

Americans With Disabilities Act 
Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (eg, physical, dietary). Please contact customer support prior to the live event.

CME/CE Info

Goal Statement
The goal of this program is to improve the knowledge, competence, and performance of learners in effort to optimize treatment for patients with Alzheimer's.

Target Audience
This program is intended for AAFP members, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with AAD.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:

  • Employ evidence-based tools for the assessment and diagnosis of AAD
  • Analyze the limitations of historical treatment options for AAD, including efficacy and safety of atypical antipsychotics
  • Assess the latest clinical evidence for new and emerging options for the treatment of AAD

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) 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. 

Physician Continuing Medical Education

CCO designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1.0 contact hour.

Continuing Pharmacy Education

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Universal Activity Number: Specific to each event.

Type of Activity: Application

Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.

Physician Associate Continuing Medical Education

Clinical Care Options, LLC has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim commensurate with the extent of their participation.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification 

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Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

For ABIM MOC points, your information will be shared with the ABIM through CCO's Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JAPARS). Please allow 6-8 weeks for your MOC points to appear on your ABIM records.

By sharing your Diplomate Board ID # and DOB, you are giving Clinical Care Options, LLC permission to use this information/data to report your participation to these Boards via the Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JA-PARS).

ABMS Approval Statement
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, Easing the Agitation Burden: Evidence-Based Approaches to Addressing Agitation Associated with Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards: 

ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Psychiatry and Neurology

CME Passport

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The CME credits that physicians earn from this activity will be submitted to ACCME's CME Passport, a free, centralized web application where you can create a personalized account to view, track, and generate transcripts of your reported CME credit. Visit www.cmepassport.org to create your account.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

Acknowledgement

Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC

Supported by an educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck.