PPT-Diagnosis Dementia:

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. Catherine Travers. PROJECT FOCUS. Service Models. Improving . access . Diagnosis of Dementia. Research Support. Co-Investigators. Dr.. Melind. a Martin-Khan . PhD . Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, AUS. 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. A . carer’s. perspective. Barbara Pointon MBE. Former . carer. , . Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Society & Dementia UK. barbara@pointon.name. Malcolm in 1992, aged 51, just after he was diagnosed. PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong. 100 Women Of Influence 2016. UOW 2016 Alumni Social Impact Award Winner . SA Finalist, Australian Of The Year 2017 & 2016. WHY I DEMANDED A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH TO DEMENTIA. World Economic Forum, “Ageing and Cognition: Maintaining Economic Security in Later Life”. May 9-10, 2016. Sarah Lenz Lock. Senior Vice President for Policy, AARP. Executive Director, Global Council on Brain Health.  . Concepts and Techniques. let’s get to know one another . Icebreaker . Let’s push the boundaries of memory care and resident . engagament. .. Think out of the box!. big words of the day: . epistemology. 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 . A Comprehensive Exploration of Certified Nursing Assistant Training. Background. Research indicates that there isn’t proper care given to those dementia patients living in long-term care facilitie. Russell . Swerdlow. , MD. NINCDS-ADRDA Criteria. Objective dementia . At least two defective cognitive domains. Progressive worsening. Normal consciousness. No . other potential causes apparent. *From McKhann et al, . 1/10/17. Blythe S. Winchester, MD, MPH, CMD. Objectives. Understand the steps in work-up for dementia. Identify the basic ways to test for cognitive impairment and dementia . Recognize and understand barriers to making a diagnosis . 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: . Dementia is a serious brain disease that affects memory, ability to make decisions, daily functioning, as well as mood and behavior. Vascular dementia is a type of dementia caused by a stroke. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and vascular dementia is the second most common for people age 65 and older. . The Toolkit That You Really Wanted . Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust. Dr Peter Bentham. Memory Assessment Service (MAS). Assessment Process Summary. Determine whether there is a history of cognitive decline.