Course: Advancing Early Detection and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease in Rural and Underserved Communities: The Role of Primary Care
CME Credits: 0.00
Released: 2025-02-28
Alzheimer’s disease is often not diagnosed until later in the disease process, especially in rural and underserved communities where barriers such as limited access to specialists can impede care. Primary care clinicians who practice in these settings play an outsized role in management that will likely only increase as the population ages. Therefore, their influence on care and patient outcomes is tremendous. In this CME/CE activity, expert faculty will discuss best practices for screening and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in the primary care setting, including how to differentiate it from normal signs of aging. Practical strategies to improve collaborative management of the condition in conjunction with specialists will also be discussed. This enduring activity is a recorded session from Rural Health Clinical Congress Fall 2024 that took place on November 23, 2024.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
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