Innovations in Risk Assessment and Cognitive Screening of Older Adults: Methods and Measures for use in Primary Care Settings
With Americans living longer and a large proportion of our population reaching ages 65 and beyond, there is a risk of people experiencing impaired cognition that impacts their health care and independence. This has led to the suggestion that optimal care should include systematic screening for cognitive impairment in order to enable early detection of dementia, initiate interventions that may delay of progression of cognitive decline, and opportunities for patients and families to make decisions regarding care.
To address this growing the need to identify cognitive disorders among geriatric patients, NAN convened a Summit on
Innovations in Risk Assessment and Cognitive Screening of Older Adults: Methods and Measures for use in Primary Care Settings on November 3-4, 2022. Below are links to the presentations that occurred at the Summit.
Leaders from the following organizations and associations participated:
- Alzheimer's Association - Rade Vukmir, MD, JD & Morgan Daven, MA
- American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) - Pallavi Joshi, DO, MA
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) - Abby Luck Parish, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP
- American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) I GEAR - Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research 2.0 - Advancing Dementia Care Group - Ula Hwang, MD, MPH
- American Academy of Family Physicians - Julie K. Wood, MD, MPH
- American Psychological Association (APA) - Stephen Gillaspy, PhD
- Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) - Laurie Ivey, PsyD
- Epic Systems - Dan Wortmann
- Inter Organizational Practice Committee (IOPC) - Jonathan Woodhouse, PsyD, ABPP-CN
- Preventative Services Task Force - Michael J. Barry, MD
National Academy of Neuropsychology Representatives:
- William Perry, PhD, Robin Hilsabeck, PhD, ABPP, Laura Lacritz, PhD, ABPP, Peter Arnett, PhD