Empowering Primary Care Management of Alzheimer’s Disease Post-diagnosis: Person-centered Care in A Changing Landscape - Podcast
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This podcast will describe the changing landscape of clinical care management for people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and why it is crucial that PAs in primary care gain competency to manage post-diagnosis AD. The faculty will discuss new and emerging treatments and biomarkers for AD, with a summary of patient eligibility and potential risks and benefits associated with the new pharmacological treatments. The components of managing clinical primary care of AD will be reviewed, differentiated by burden of disease. Throughout the presentation, faculty will explain how to approach patients and their trusted care partners. They will also discuss how to meet them "where they are" in the course of the disease based on the patient’s own issues, situations, social support system, and cultural background. Tips on communication and clinical pearls for effective person-centered AD management will be provided.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the PA should be better able to:- Explain the imperative for PAs to manage post-diagnosis Alzheimer’s disease across the spectrum of disease burden
- Recognize appropriate candidates for recent pharmaceutical interventions and summarize potential benefits and risks associated with these therapies
- Identify the goals of primary care management of Alzheimer’s disease and major components of clinical care
- Describe person-centered approach to primary care management of Alzheimer’s disease