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Dementia Screening, Diagnosis and Initial Management
Activity description
This live webcast is designed to equip primary care providers with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively screen, diagnose, and manage dementia in their patients. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of dementia, including its various forms and stages, and learn practical strategies for its early detection and initial management. The activity will delve into the amyloid hypothesis and its implications for treatment and will review potentially modifiable risk factors that can influence the progression of the disease.
PLEASE NOTE: These materials are intended ONLY for those who attended the live webcast held on March 19, 2025.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, PAs, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other HCPs who have an interest in learning about dementia.
At the end of this webcast, participants should be able to:
- Define dementia, as well as its various types and stages and modifiable risk factors.
- Identify strategies to evaluate patients for dementia.
- Describe the amyloid hypothesis and its role in the pathophysiology of dementia.
- Review management strategies for dementia, including current and emerging treatments targeting amyloid plaques.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Health, Clinical Performance.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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Presenter
Naomi Kim Lin, MD, MA, FAAN
Associate Medical Director
Optum CA
About the presenter
Naomi Lin, MD, MA, FAAN, is a neurologist, practicing at Optum, Arcadia, CA, for 16 years, board certified in neurology and in neurophysiology. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, did her residency training at UC Irvine, and her neurophysiology fellowship at Cedars Sinai/UCLA. She specializes in general neurology, neurophysiology (EEG, EMG procedures); treats multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, headache, and dementia; and performs botulinum toxin injections. She has been a PI for Legacy HealthCare Partners/industry neurology research projects, a leader in developing organizational protocols for neurologic therapy, and trains neurologists in botulinum toxin injections. She enjoys giving continuing medical education talks on neurology topics. She serves as associate medical director for specialty at Optum San Gabriel Valley Region in California.
Activity planners
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Sarah Chart, RN
Vice President
Optum Health Education
Joshua Jacobs, MD, FAAFP
National Medical Director
Optum Health
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The presenter and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Health, Clinical Performance. Optum Health Education 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 health care team.
Credit designation statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour ([0.10] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 1.00 contact hour.
Unique Activity Number(s): JA0007123-9999-25-010-L01-P/T
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
- 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
- 1.00 AMA - Physicians
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
These materials are intended ONLY for those who attended the live webcast held on March 19, 2025.
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