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Podcast: PeerView Internal Medicine CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast
Episode: Anna Chodos, MD, MPH - Facilitating Cognitive Assessment in Primary Care for the Timely Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease: Leveraging Medicare Reimbursement Mechanisms to Improve Clinical Care
Description: Go online to PeerView.com/XUM860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. The timely detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can provide patients with numerous opportunities—earlier treatment initiation, increased eligibility for clinical trials, participation in long-term care planning, and the chance to make lifestyle changes to slow cognitive decline. In this activity, based on a recent live symposium, experts discuss practical strategies for integrating cognitive screening into routine care visits and conducting more detailed cognitive evaluations that results in a written care plan with patients who fail a br...