Alzheimer's Disease—Evaluation
and Management

Practical Approaches and Considerations for Optimizing Care in the Assisted Living Environment

Program CME Disclosure

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Intended Audience:

This program is intended for neurologists, geriatricians,
and primary care physicians, as well as program directors, licensed practical
nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists in the
assisted living environment.

Educational Objectives:

• Physicians will learn how to apply new evidence and the results of clinical
  trials to manage patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Physicians will learn to risk stratify patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and
  Identify optimal therapy
• Physicians will learn the clinical implications of Alzheimer’s Disease in the
  assisted living environment
• Physicians will learn to apply treatment triggers and national guidelines to
  effectively manage patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Needs Assessment:

The rationale for producing this CME-certified clinical monograph focusing
on Alzheimer’s Disease management is based on the results of a needs
assessment survey conducted in 2006. Results of this clinical needs assessment
survey indicated an interest on the part of specialists in topics related
to detection, screening, risk stratification, patient selection, monitoring, and
management of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease in the Assisted Living
environment.

Credit Designation Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of
Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS). The UMMS is accredited by ACCME
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The UMMS designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 6
credit hours in Category 1 toward the Physicians Recognition Award of the
American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours
of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Effective Dates: This material is authorized for CME credits beginning
December 1, 2007, and expiring December 1, 2008.

Jointly Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Education.
Provided by an Independent Educational Grant from Brookdale Senior Living.

In accordance with the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) and the guidelines of the Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC), it is the policy of the University of
Massachusetts Medical School to disclose whatever interest or affiliation a
speaker might have with any commercial organization whose products or
services are related to the subject matter being presented.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures:

Lori Daiello reports she is on the Speaker’s Bureau of Abbott Labs, Forest Labs, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly; and a consultant for Abbott Labs, Forest Labs, and Eli Lilly. No others to disclose.

AD-AL Panel Chairperson:
Sharon Roth Maguire MS, APRN-BC, GNP, Senior Director Healthcare and Resident Services, Brookdale Senior Living/Milwaukee Operating Group, Assisted Living & Memory Care, Milwaukee, WI

Distinguished AD-AL Panel Members:
Anna Treinkman MSN, RN, APN, Nurse Practitioner, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Immediate Past President, NCGNP, Chicago, IL;
Lori A. Daiello Pharm.D, BCPP, Geriatric Psychopharmacology Specialist, Pharmacotherapy Solutions, Providence, RI
Bernie Cavis, B.S., Dementia Product Line Director, Brookdale Senior Living, Bradenton, FL;
Joni Lee, Division Director of Health Services & Quality, Brookdale Senior Living, Redmond WA
Donna J. Rose, Assisted Living/Memory Care, Western Division Memory Care Specialist, Brookdale Senior Living
Rita Carter, Division Director Healthcare Service and Quality, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., Kokomo, IN
Juliet Holt, MA Director of Dementia Care and Programs, Brookdale Senior Living, Chicago, IL
Paul Stander, MD FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Banner Health Systems, Phoenix, AZ
Stephen L. Axelrod MD, V.P. Strategy and Business Development, SeniorMed, Aurora, CO.
Jane G. Kirby B.A., Divisional Memory Care Specialist, Brookdale Senior Living, Williamsville, New York

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