About the Event
In this installment of Neurology Grand Rounds, Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH, presents “The Interface of Delirium and Dementia.” Inouye hold the Milton and Shirley F. Levy Family Chair and is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is the director of the Aging Brain Center at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife.
Email Bridgette Lakoski for the Zoom information.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:
- Describe the key features of delirium and effective prevention strategies
- Interpret the contribution of delirium to worsened cognitive trajectories and outcomes in persons with and without dementia
- Recognize potential shared pathophysiologic pathways between delirium and dementia
Target Audience
- Primary: Neurologists, neuroscientists, nurses, residents, medical students
- Secondary: Other health care professionals
Attributes/Competencies
This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:
- ACGME: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems-based Practice
- IOM: Provide patient-centered care, Work in interdisciplinary teams, Employ evidence-based practice, Apply quality improvement, and Utilize informatics
- IECC: Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles/Responsibility, Interprofessional Communication, Teams and Teamwork
Speaker Disclosure
Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH, speaker for this educational activity, has no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Planner Disclosure
Ethan Meltzer, M.D.; Steve Roach, M.D.; Kent Ellington, M.D.; Katrina Peoples, D.O.; Khusboo Verman, MBBS; Bridgette Lakoski; and Sarah Sanders, planners of this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course has been designated by The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School for 1 credit(s) of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.