Address brain health before cognitive decline begins

Your competent? doctor has EXACT PROTOCOLS to address your cognitive decline post stroke, right? Oh no, you have an incompetent doctor who has nothing! Call the president and demand a new doctor! Let's check how long your doctor has been incompetent, only 14 years and assuredly much longer than that!

cognitive decline (326 posts to December 2011)

You're smarter than me; send me hate mail on this: oc1dean@gmail.com. I'll print your complete statement with your name and my response in my blog. Or are you afraid to engage with my stroke-addled mind? Your patients need an explanation of why you don't have cognitive protocols!

Why isn't your 'professional' solving stroke?

Laziness? Incompetence? Or just don't care? NO leadership? NO strategy? Not my job? Not my Problem!

Address brain health before cognitive decline begins CME 

CREDITS: 2.50 CME EXPIRES: 12/19/25 | TIME: 150 MINS | FEE: $0 Earn credit now

Clinicians often fail to initiate conversations with patients and/or caregivers around brain health, frequently due to discomfort with the topic and the incorrect perception that there is little benefit to diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) early. However, the failure to detect early signs of cognitive decline and diagnose appropriately prevents patients from gaining access to treatment and support services and deprives patients and caregivers of the opportunity to plan for future healthcare needs. Beyond diagnosis, it may be even more beneficial to address brain health before cognitive decline begins. Recommendations now call for targeting modifiable risk factors to slow or even prevent cognitive decline and dementia. Key to identifying and delaying cognitive decline calls for integrated and system-driven screening and communication practices to effectively solicit patient- or caregiver-reported feedback for translation into actionable management practices. Unfortunately, although guidelines prioritize patient-centered care using communication systems to facilitate the delivery of care, they fail to explicitly describe what these communication systems are or elucidate how shared decision-making should be approached in persons “with varying cognitive impairment.” To overcome these challenges, this learning hub offers a mix of easy-to-introduce practical strategies and communication frameworks supported by the latest evidence. Learners can easily navigate the learning hub and pick and choose among the wide array of education modalities and resources, including animated whiteboards; a downloadable slide deck and facilitation guide to support peer-to-peer learning; patient education resources with practical guidance for their use; and representative processes and workflows for easy integration into routine clinical practice.

Faculty Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH Richard M Fairbanks Professor of Aging Research Indiana University School of Medicine Geriatrician and Director of Care Innovation Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN   Andrew E. Budson, MD Professor of Neurology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA   Diana Summanwar, MD Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN   Earn credit now

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