Credits Available: 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ & 4.50 MOC points

Description: It is well recognized that early diagnosis and ongoing management of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) requires a patient-centric, highly coordinated effort among a large multidisciplinary team of clinicians. As such, this proposed initiative establishes meaningful, small group interactions among key stakeholders (neurologists, dementia specialists, geriatricians, geriatric psychologists, radiologists, and primary care clinicians) that will, through a variety of collaborative educational experiences, help all members of the care team consider approaches to reducing barriers to effective coordinated care and encourages each participant to create an action plan to improve the quality of AD care delivered within their organization. Considering the complexity of this challenge, lack of expertise, and the breadth of communication and cooperation required, participants would highly benefit from an educational intervention that includes discussions with knowledgeable experts and peers from within and outside of their own communities who can share experiences, strategies, challenges, and success stories.

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Target Professions: DO, MD, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, MBBS
Target Specialties: Neurology, Geriatric Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Radiology

Deborah Rose

Johns Hopkins University
Behavioral Neurology fellow

Thank you for your interest in this course! You're in for a fun time and an engaging discussion. The time commitment is extremely modest and flexible. The course consists of 3 modules (Overview of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Care, Biomarkers in AD Diagnosis, and Disease-Modifying Therapies in Mild Cognitive Impairment and early AD), and two group discussions (~45min-1hr) spaced out by about 3-4 weeks. Each module may take about 20-30 minutes (or less!) but feel free to go at your own pace! I am confident that your experience in the group will be productive, enjoyable, and further your understanding of AD diagnosis and management in this rapidly growing field.

Here's a little bit about me: I am in my final year of Neurology residency training at Duke University Medical Center. I completed my undergraduate education at Cornell University and medical school at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 2020. Following residency at Duke, I will pursue a research fellowship at the National Institute on Aging and a clinical fellowship in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. I am passionate about service in disadvantaged communities, health equity, and addressing the social and structural drivers of health in medical care. My research and clinical interests are focused on racial disparities in dementia, and examining how childhood trauma may increase risk for cognitive disorders in racially and ethnically diverse communities.