80030758: 19th Update on the Treatment of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias: Defining the Standards of Care

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other Credit American Academy of Family Physicians This Live activity, 19th Update on the Treatment of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias: Defining the Standard of Care – From Drugs to Alternative Complementary Therapies, with a beginning date of April 13, 2013, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.5 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 6.5 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
This CME activity is endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society. Credits earned from this activity may be counted toward the AGS Geriatrics Recognition Award.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Contact Hours for Non-Physicians
The Johns Hopkins University has approved this activity for 6.5 contact hours for non-physicians.
Social Workers
The Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners certifies that this program meets the criteria for 6.5 credit hours of Category 1 or 6.5 CEUs of continuing education for social workers and associates licensed in Maryland. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
Professional Counselors and Therapists
This CE Program has been approved by the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists for Category A CEUs.
Psychologists
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is authorized by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a provider of continuing education. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine maintains responsibility for this program. A certificate for 6.5 CEUs will be awarded upon completion of this activity.

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Description

This annual activity is designed to provide an update of state-of-the-art, practical approaches to the care of patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and their caregivers, for all groups of health care professionals. This year’s activity will focus on the use of alternative therapies to treat dementia. Alzheimer’s and related dementias are a major public health problem rapidly growing in prevalence with the aging of the population. Clinicians in several specialties and settings are called upon to provide care for such patients. Dementia care is complex, constantly evolving with new diagnostic and treatment advances, and interdisciplinary.
The morning session will explore drug development and the use of exercise to treat Alzheimer’s and related dementias. This will be followed by an expert panel discussion on the range of alternative therapies available followed by the Mackey-Award lecture on non-pharmacologic therapies to prevent dementia. In response to our past audiences, we have crafted afternoon breakout sessions that will focus on the varying educational needs of our attendees. The breakouts will feature a physician and non-physician learning tract to address the unique needs of the audience.

Objectives

After attending this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:

• Describe amyloid therapies for Alzheimer's
• Define the role of exercise in dementia care
• Describe the use of alternative and complementary therapies (nutriceuticals, supplements, socialization, spirituality, mental activity)
• Describe the new FDA approved diagnostic, Florbetapir-PET
• Discuss management of sleep disorders, apathy and agitation
• Discuss management of after hour calls.

Talks

Policy On Speaker And Provider Disclosure

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.