2023 EEH Enduring Program: Dementia for Healthcare Providers

Course Instructions

Registration Required.  

Due to requirements of our CME accreditation, credits are not applied until the Post-Test and Evaluation are completed.

Release date: March 10, 2023             Expiration date: March 10, 2025

Completion Requirements:  To obtain credit for this online activity, participants must do the following:

• Review the entire course
• Complete the post-test with an 80% or higher pass rate.  Participants will have 3 attempts to pass the post-test.
• Complete the evaluation and follow-up survey.

Technology Requirements:  Participants will need a computer with access to the internet.  Sound is not required to complete this course.

Estimated Completion Time:  60 minutes depending on internet speed, computer loading time, and reading speed.

Friday, March 10, 2023, 8:00 AM - Monday, March 10, 2025, 9:00 AM, Online Enduring

Why is this Important?

 Someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds and there are over 55 million people worldwide living with dementia. This number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 78 million by 2030 and 139 million by 2050 with the majority of the increase in developing countries. Sixty percent of people with dementia live in low- and middle-income countries, but by 2050 this number will rise to 71%. The fastest growth in the elderly population is taking place in China, India, and their south Asian and western Pacific neighbors. Additionally, the total estimated worldwide cost of dementia was $818 billion in 2015. The annual global cost of dementia is now above $1.3 trillion and is expected to rise to $2.8 trillion by 2030. Only 20-50% of dementia cases are recognized and documented in Primary Care. This ‘treatment gap’ is certainly much greater in low- and middle-income countries, with one study suggesting 90% remain undiagnosed. This means those individuals do not have access to treatment, care, and the organized support provided by receiving a formal diagnosis. (1)

 

What Will This Educational Activity Accomplish?

This activity was designed to assist all health professionals in recognizing the differences between the cognitive, functional, and behavioral changes of normal aging and those specifically associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. It also focuses on the most common types of dementia, prevalence, risk factors, signs and symptoms, rate of progression, and stages of dementia to support providers in dementia diagnosis. Additional information will also be provided on the impact of dementia on minority groups and addressing social determinants of health to improve health equity efforts.

1. 1. Recognize differences between the cognitive, functional, and behavioral changes of normal aging and those associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
2. 4. Explain how social determinants of health affect patients with dementia and what resources are available to increase health equity.
3. 2. List the most common types of dementia and their associated stages.
4. 3. Identify the prevalence, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and rate of progression of dementia.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Endeavor Health: Edward-Elmhurst Hospitals is accredited by the Illinois State Medical Society to provided accredited continuing medical education. Endeavor Health: Edward-Elmhurst Hospitals designates this Enduring Material 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.  

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Edward-Elmhurst Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of an accredited CME activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.