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Diverse Communities C ollective Action Alzheimer New ZealandADI Conference 2016 Steve Iliffe Emeritus Professor of Primary Care for Older People University College London 3 rd 5. Diagnosis, Assessment, and Referral. Soo Borson MD. University of Washington. Department . of Psychiatry and Behavioral . Sciences, School of Medicine. Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing. Steps towards dementia confidence. Know the facts. Examine our attitudes. Face our fears. Come together. Dementia Friends. A new Alzheimer’s Society initiative. Create Dementia . F. riendly . C. ommunities by recruiting 1 million Dementia Friends by March 2015. The providers’ perspective . UKHCA report . Written and presented by Jennifer Roberts . Introduction . The aim of the project has been to identify:. The challenges home care providers face . What is working well from the home care providers’ perspective and across all sectors of care. Alistair Burns. D. iagnosis of dementia. On average, in England, . 48%. of people with dementia receive a diagnosis. . There is significant . variation. across the country. . NHS England have a . Presentation by Roger Hitchings. IMPORTANCE OF SUBJECT. Many people feel fear and anxiety about Dementia. Dementia is a reality. . 820,000 . dementia sufferers in . UK. .. . 550,000 caregivers. .. Affects many people through family or friends. Marianne Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN. Associate Professor, University of Iowa College of Nursing. Goals for Today. List 3 mental disorders that overlap with dementia. Discuss the role of long-standing history in the expression of behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD). Presented by . Karla Brennscheidt, . psy.d. .. Owner, director. Clinical neuropsychologist – cedar valley . neurosycholoy. services, cedar falls. Outline . Aging Society . Iowa Data. Defining Dementia. Barry S. Fogel, MD. Brigham Behavioral Neurology Group. Harvard Medical School. Themes of This Presentation. Organizing Principles. Executive . Function and Metacognition. Why Assessors May Disagree . Eamon O’Shea. NUI Galway. Dementia Prevalence Rates . 2. Dementia Worldwide. An estimated 47 million people live with dementia in 2015 worldwide . The worldwide economic cost of dementia was an estimated US$808 billion in 2015. Presented by . Angela Exford, RN, RMC, CLNC, RACT-CT, CADDCT, CDP. What is Dementia . Is a non-specific syndrome in which affected areas of the brain function may be affected such as:. Memory. Sept 13, 2016. ___________. Presented by. Sally King, MSW, LCSW, LSCSW, RYT 200. Depression today is the single most underdiagnosed and undertreated of all mental illnesses . . 1 in 4 Americans will experience an episode of clinical depression in their lifetime.. Eilon. . Caspi. Ph.D. . Geriatrics & Extended Care Data & Analyses Center, Providence VAMC . Annual NICE Knowledge Exchange, Toronto, May 21, 2014 . Dwayne E. Wall. Sponsored by Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto. Bath City Forum meeting . . Purpose of the session. To share the good practice that the Trust employs to improve the care of inpatients with dementia. Improve the understanding of . the affects . of . Age (greatest risk factor). Vascular risk factors: HTN, DM, CVD, stroke, smoking, dyslipidemia . Genetics: apo E genotype (late AD), PSEN1, PSEN2, APP (early AD) . Recurrent TBI or head trauma . Drugs: .