PPT-Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)

Purpose Provide initial and ongoing screening of patients for identification of signs and symptoms of delirium Initiate interventions based on CAM screening and symptoms presented When is CAM tool used. Disorganized Thinking 1 ill a stone float on water 2 Are there fish in the sea 3 Does one pound weigh more than two 4 Can you use a hammer to pound a nail Command Hold up this many fingers Hold up 2 fingers Now do the same thing with the other hand Inouye MD MPH Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Milton and Shirley F Levy Family Chair Director Aging Brain Center Hebrew Senior Life 1200 Centre Street Boston MA 02131 Telephone 617 971 5390 Fax 617 971 5309 email agingbraincenterhslharv Care of the Confused Hospitalised Older Persons Study. CHOPS. ACI in collaboration with CEC and GP NSW and funded through DVA. Aims to improve care and reduce harm for confused older people in hospital. Confusion & Damages. Confusion as an element. Assessing confusion. Damage as an element. Confusion. It is not necessary to show that some particular person was actually confused. Although such evidence is always relevant and desirable. The ( Short CAM) : Training Manual and Coding Guide Please address questions to: Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Milton and Shirley F. Levy Family Chair D When is the assessment?. Year 7 – Weds 4. th. June Period 3 and 4. Year 8 – Thurs 5. th. June Period 1 and 2. How long is the assessment?. 50 minutes. What will I need to do?. Read a short extract and answer two questions on it.. Developmen o th InstrumenTh ne metho wa adapte fro th Diagnostic and Sta ResearchMethodsArticleMethodtoInvestigateContusionMechanicsinLivingHumansGeoffreyT.DesmoulinandGailS.AndersonResearchandDevelopment;OptimaHealthSolutionsInternationalCorporation(KKTInternational),308- Minor Confusion between the two medicines is unlikely to cause any Minimum Expert review As the potential severity is a subjective measure, severity categorisation was conducted by a panel of exp May Mergenthaler. Associate Professor and Director. Graduate Studies, Germanic Languages. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5 2.Aims & Objectives. 3.Need or Importance. Nutrtional. status. It is the condition of health of an individual as influenced by the intake and . utilisation. of the nutrients determined from the physical, biochemical and dietary studies. Kathleen Pace Murphy, PhD, MS, GNP-BC. Assistant Professor, UTHealth Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. Deputy Director, Consortium on Aging. Kathleen Pace Murphy, PhD, MS, . GNP-BC. Assistant Professor, UTHealth Medical School. Kim Selby- Lead pharmacist for Frailty . Overview. Introduction. Objectives of the PDSA. How we did it. Outcomes. Plans for the future. What is frailty?. A reduced . ability to withstand illness without loss of .