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Alzheimer's/Dementia
Traineeship
Curriculum
Traineeship
Preceptors and Sites
Stephen
Aronson, M.D.
Richard C. Berchou, Pharm.D.
Manuel Dumlao, M.D
Botsford
General Hospital
Mood and Memory Clinic of Michigan
Oakwood Nursing Homes
As
a regular part of their experience, participants will meet daily
with the preceptors and other members of the interdisciplinary
team in the clinical practice sites to participate in resident
rounds, assessment, and care planning. Participants will also
interact directly with patients and their families on a daily
basis to observe symptoms of dementia and to discuss medication
responses and other management issues. Participants will actively
engage in discussions on management of selected patients.
The
traineeship will utilize four basic educational components,
but will focus heavily on the experiential/clinical component.
The scheduling of these components will be determined by daily
clinic schedules.
DIDACTIC
SESSIONS
- Pathophysiology
of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and update on
current research examining the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
- Differential
diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
- Comorbid
conditions common among persons with Alzheimer's disease and
related dementias.
- Pharmacologic
treatment of the underlying condition, accompanying symptoms,
and comorbid conditions.
- Nonpharmacologic
treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
- Appropriate
goals and outcomes of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments
for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
- Problem
solving techniques for investigating and avoiding medication-related
problems among persons with dementia.
EXPERIENTIAL/CLINICAL
- Visit
inpatient geriatric psychiatry ward and memory loss clinic
and interact closely with staff, patients, and caregivers.
- Participate
on rounds with physician and nursing staff in 180-bed nursing
facility with a focus on the Alzheimer's disease unit.
- Interact
with other departments responsible for the care of residents
with Alzheimer's disease (e.g., occupational therapy, physical
therapy, dietary, subacute unit).
- Visit
assisted living facility and adult day service center to observe
and interact with persons with Alzheimer's disease, caregivers,
and family members.
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Attend Alzheimer's support group meeting for patients and/or
caregivers.
CASE
DISCUSSIONS
- Discussion
will occur during and following each didactic session.
- Meetings
will be held to discuss relevant clinical care issues.
- Selected
case studies highlighting the different stages of dementia
and clinical care decision making will be discussed daily
as a group.
SELECTED
READINGS
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Selected reading materials will be forwarded to participants
prior to the traineeship.
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