Treatment guidelines for Alzheimer-type dementia

Program Description:

This program focuses on Alzheimer-type dementia causes and treatments and covers the use of psychotropic medication and other pharmacologic options, as well as behavioral treatments and the disease burden on caregivers.

Activity Objectives:

• Determine how to make the Alzheimer disease (AD) diagnosis from clinical observations and patient history.


• Become familiar with both behavioral treatment and medication options and how to use the two together.


• Learn about the genetic basis of AD.


• Differentiate between patients with major depressive disorder and those with mild AD.





Credits	Type	Accreditation Statement	Designation Statement
0.50	AAPA Category I CME Credit	This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs.	This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.5 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of June 2011. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.
0.50	CE for Nurses	NPACE is an approved provider of continuing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc. (MARN), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).	NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 contact hour of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty:

Suzanne Salamanca, MSN, RN, APN
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Holy Name Medical Center
Teaneck, NJ

Disclosures:

The author has no relationships to disclose relating to the content of this article.

Accredited Provider:

Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education and American Academy of Physician Assistants

CME credit earned by Physician Assistants on myCME.com or through The Clinical Advisor is provided by Haymarket Medical. That is the name you should search for when entering your information on the NCCPA site.

Instructions:

The Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 contact hours of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Post-tests must be completed and submitted online. You must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken to obtain credit.

This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.5 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of June 2011. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.

Post-tests must be completed and submitted online. PAs may register at no charge at www.myCME.com. To obtain 0.5 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit, you must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH^® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.