Cognitive Decline, a Case-Based, Systems Approach to Diagnosis and Management

SPEAKER

Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS Associate Professor of Medicine

UCLA / VA

March 13, 2013 12-1PM, Room 1058 (at KMC).

GERIATRIC LECTURE SERIES

A series of lectures addressing practice gaps in clinical application of geriatric patient care.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Clinicians (e.g. Physicians, Nurses, etc.) and all Auxiliary Personnel.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand the impact of dementia recognition in the hospital setting Understand the essentials for a dementia diagnosis

Appreciate the variety of presentations that reflect a cognitive disorder

Distinguish dementia from a variety of presentations

Appreciate effective dementia management from a systems perspective

Asking questions that I hope you will want to answer