Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds

Earlier Detection, Better Care: The case in California for earlier detection of dementia in primary care

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Objectives

• Describe two barriers in primary care for assessing and addressing dementia.
• List two ways California advocates for the screening of dementia in older adults in primary care.
• Recognize 2–3 ways specialty care can improve earlier detection and care for people with dementia.

Disclosures

• Planners: Bruce L. Miller, MD; Howard J. Rosen, MD; Andrew Breithaupt, MD; and Eleanor O’Brien have stated they have no relationships to disclose.
• Speaker: Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, has stated she has no relationships to disclose.

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit is inclusive of all Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds sessions offered from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. (1 credit per each 1-hour grand rounds session throughout the year).

Questions? Email Andrew Breithaupt, MD, at [email protected].

Attendees must register for this event. Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended for a professional audience with a terminal degree. This activity is not commercially supported.