Faculty

Needs Statement

Dementia with Lewy Bodies is a common but under recognized form of dementia. Lack of education regarding the clinical diagnosis results in under-diagnosis of this disorder and suboptimal treatment of these patients

Pervasive dogma in the field suggests that such differentiation is not important for healthcare decisions. Furthermore, the focus of care is focused on the lack of cures for these conditions rather than on identifying treatable symptom complexes that differ widely between types of dementia. Yet such information is critical for current care and future planning and prognosis

Target Audience

This series is for ALL Certified Nursing Facilities personnel in Kentucky.

Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe the differences between treatable symptoms and comorbidities in different forms of dementia
• Distinguish the most common types of dementia
• Develop appropriate treatment plans designed to reduce quality health care for residents to meet minimal federal standards
• Recognize the signs and symptoms suggestive of Dementia with Lewy Bodies
• Describe the early Age of Onset
• Discuss the difficulty getting the right diagnosis
• Review the “Atypical” Dementia Symptoms

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral 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.

CME
This enduring material is designated for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other
UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 1.50 hours of participation.

CNE
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.50 nursing contact hours.

Faculty Disclosure

No speakers, planners, or reviewers have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

The material presented in this course represents information obtained from the scientific literature as well as the clinical experiences of the speakers. In some cases, the presentations might include discussion of investigational agents and/or off-label indications for various agents used in clinical practice. Speakers will inform the audience when they are discussing investigational and/or off-label uses. 

Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

Acknowledgement

In collaboration with UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Review Dates

August 1, 2023.