Team-Based Care: Dementia Care - The Interprofessional Healthcare Team and Caregivers

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Team-Based Care is a podcast for the interprofessional healthcare team. Produced by the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health - Office of Continuing Professional Development, speakers from different professions explore a topic or theme that is evidence based, relevant to their practice, and has an interprofessional lens.

EPISODE: Dementia Care - The Interprofessional Healthcare Team and Caregivers
The care of a patient living with dementia involves multiple support from the healthcare team and their caregiver(s).  In this episode of Team-Based Care, geriatrician Dr. Nathaniel Chin, Occupational Therapist Sarah Gunderson, and Speech-Language Pathologist Kari Esser discuss their role and responsibilities as part of healthcare team in caring for a patient living with dementia and how they may collaborate with each other as well as with the patient's caregiver(s).

GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. Nathaniel Chin, MD.
Geriatrician, Associate Professor-Department of of Medicine and Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Associate Program Directory, UW Health Memory Clinic. Medical Director, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Study and Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention Study. 

Sarah Gunderson, MS, OT/L. Occupational Therapist. UW Health

Kari Esser, MS, CCC-SLP. Speech-Language Pathologist. UW Health 

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Intended Audience

MD/DO, RN, APRN, PA

Elements of Competence

This continuing education (CE) activity is designed to improve learner competence in the following areas:

  • ABMS/ACGME Competencies: Patient care and procedural skills, Medical knowledge
  • National Academy of Medicine Competencies: Provide patient-centered care
  • Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Roles/responsibilities, Interprofessional communication, Teams and teamwork

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

  1. Explain how dementia is initially diagnosed and by whom.
  2. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the interprofessional healthcare team for a patient living with dementia.
  3. Describe how members of the healthcare team work collaboratively with each other and with the caregiver(s) of a patient living with dementia especially as the patient’s condition and needs change.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 0.50 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 0.50 Occupational Therapy (OT) CE Contact Hours
  • 0.50 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 0.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration opens: 
03/21/2024
Course expires: 
03/20/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

FACULTY DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.

The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

For this accredited continuing educational activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below:

Name

Role

Financial Relationship Disclosures

Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation?

Nathaniel Chin, MDSpeaker/AuthorNewAmerstam Pharma (Contractor)No
Sarah Gunderson, MS, OT/LSpeaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Kari Esser, MS, CCC-SLPSpeaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Discloser List CME Internal Report
Jointly Accredited Provider with CommendationIn support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsPhysicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hour.  

Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA)

WOTA Certified CEU logo

This activity has been approved by WOTA for 0.5 credits.

AAPA Credit Designation Statement

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 0.50 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 3/20/2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Continuing Education Units

The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for .050 continuing education units (CEUs) or 0.5 hour.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 0.50 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 0.50 Occupational Therapy (OT) CE Contact Hours
  • 0.50 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 0.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Cost:
$0.00
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Accessibility

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