Curricula and Tools for Health Care Practitioners
please note:
this page is currently under construction and has not been finalized
The Healthcare System and Provider Education Committee was charged with four action items in the 2019-2022 Roadmap involving improving early detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment, and improving the quality of care that people living with dementia receive.
Four workgroups of the committee worked in parallel from 2019-2021 to identify, review and make recommendations regarding dementia-related training and other tools for practitioners. Through that process the Michigan Dementia Coalition arrived at the following recommendation for curricula and tools that we encourage primary care providers and other practitioners who serve or may otherwise encounter persons living with dementia in their work:
CARES
GSA KAER
Dementia Diagnosis and Training in Primary Care
https://www.geron.org/publications/kaer-toolkit
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Alzheimer’s Association
Clinical Education Center
https://training.alz.org/ClinicalEducation
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https://bhw.hrsa.gov/alzheimers-dementia-training
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AHRQ
Brown Bag Medication Management
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/medmanage.html
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Global RxPh
Medication Appropriateness Index Calculator
https://globalrph.com/medcalcs/medication-appropriateness-index-calculator/
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ACB Calculator
Anticholinergic Burden ACB Calculator