The Brain Trust- Episode 16: Dare to Care about Early ADRD Detection

The Brain Trust

Special episode with Dare To Care radio show connecting social workers, community members and primary care physicians on the importance of efforts being made across the state in the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. We invite you into the world of the Dare to Care program and the Brain Trust initiative this episode. Join our hosts and guest as they offer profound insights into health literacy, dementia management, and how connections with community and social workers can enhance the efforts in primary care.
Learning Objectives:
•Describe how primary care physicians can work with the Dare To Care audience to promote early detection
•Identify prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease within communities within Illinois and the importance of education about the benefits of early detection
Hosts: Raj Shah, MD - Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University and
Eukesh Ranjit, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine at SIU Center for Family Medicine in Springfield, IL
Guest: Elaine T. Jurkowski, PH.D, M.S.W., Graduate Program Director and Professor Social Work, College Of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Illinois University
Let's embark on this journey to uncover the road towards better dementia care. This conversation is your ticket to understanding the importance of early diagnosis and connecting patients and care givers to resources and new treatments.
This CME activity will meet the State of Illinois Continuing Medical Education Requirements for Physician License Renewal for Recognizing Dementia. Every licensed healthcare professional who has direct patient interaction with adults age 26 and above must take one hour of training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Accreditation
The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 – The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians designates each Online enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™
Healthcare practitioners other than physicians (PAs, NPs) will be issued a certificate of participation to submit to their respective boards to be used toward their continuing education requirements.
Visit www.thebraintrustproject.com for more information

Visit The Brain Trust project to claim CME credit for this podcast, listen to other episodes, and view the toolkit for resources on managing Alzheimer’s and other related dementia’s in your practice.

Bölümler

1. The Brain Trust- Episode 16: Dare to Care about Early ADRD Detection (00:00:00)

2. Dare to Care and Brain Trust Synergies (00:00:03)

3. Primary Care Physicians and Dementia Resources (00:11:12)

4. Challenges and Solutions in Dementia Care (00:18:15)