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Alzheimer’s Disease: Part One – A Review and Diagnosis

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Release Date: 09/11/2023

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Podcast: Alzheimer’s Disease: Part One – A Review and Diagnosis
 
 
Target Audience            
This activity is targeted toward primary care and geriatric healthcare providers and advanced providers.
 
Statement of Need 
Implementation of the latest screening tools for the diagnosis of patients with AD. Utilization of the most appropriate
treatment options in the management of patients with AD, with an understanding of the application and efficacy of the
newly FDA-approved medication options.
 
Objectives 
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to: 
  1. Discuss the underlying pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease and the clinical manifestations.
  2. Review the symptoms and progression of AD.
  3. Outline the diagnostic tools for the identification of patients with AD.
 
Moderator
Greg Cooper, M.D., Ph.D
Chief of Adult Neurology
Medical Director, Memory Center
Norton Neuroscience Institute
Norton Healthcare 
Louisville, Kentucky
 
Speaker
K. Gregory Pugh, M.D., M.Sc.
Geriatric Medicine
Norton Neuroscience Institute Memory Center
Norton Healthcare 
Louisville, Kentucky
 
Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures  
The speaker, planners and moderator of this activity do not have any relevant relationships to disclose. 
 
Commercial Support  
There was no commercial support for this activity. 
 
Physician Credits
Accreditation 
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Designation 
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.50 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.  
 
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
 
Resources for Additional Study:
Alzheimer’s disease
 
Biomarkers used in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
 
 
Norton Healthcare, a not for profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Five Louisville hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women’s and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com.
 
 
Date of Original Release |September 2023; Information is current as of the time of recording. 
Course Termination Date | September 2025
 
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical, Provider and Nursing Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org