Sponsorship
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Post Graduate Institute of Medicine (PIM)
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Funding Statement
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Earn complimentary CME and CNE credit.
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Copyright Statement with Logo
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Home Office
Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601
Alzheimer's Association is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
© 2021 Alzheimer’s Association®. All rights reserved.
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Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Disclaimer
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Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational
activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures,
medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product
information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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Target Audience / Intended Audience
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This education activity seeks to meet the needs of healthcare professionals introducing them to Lewy Body Dementia and the complications that may be present as well as strategies to create the best care management plan for patients.
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Statement of Need / Activity Purpose
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Healthcare professionals will have increased competence and awareness of the symptoms and signs of Lewy Body Dementia and be able to establish effective care plans for patients.
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Learning Objectives
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Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
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Analyze a clinical case regarding Lewy Body Dementia.
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Recognize clinical and complicating features of Lewy Body Dementia.
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Describe how clinicians can identify and care for patients with Lewy Body.
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Method of Participation
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This curriculum will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. To receive maximum credit, participants are required to view the presentation in its entirety. There is no fee to participate in the activity or for the generation of the certificate.
For questions, contact clinicaledu@alz.org.
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Joint Providership Accreditation Statement
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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Alzheimer's Association. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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.
This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support.
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Credit Designation
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Physician Continuing Medical Education: The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this internet enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nursing Education: The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours per presentation. This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support.
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Faculty Disclosures
of Financial Relationships
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Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity. These relationships have been mitigated:
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Federico Rodriguez-Porcel, MD, discloses grant: NIH
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Seán O'Dowd, BSc (Pharm), MB BCh,MD, MRCPI, discloses consultant fees: Roche & Biogen
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James Leverenz, MD, discloses grants: NIH; consultant fees: Amprion, SAA CSF analyses, GE Healthcare, Ligand and DATQUANT software
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Purvi Patel, MD, discloses grant: GE Healthcare (Imaging Ligand and DATQUANT Software)
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Hardware and Software Requirements
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Hardware/Software Requirement:
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Active internet connection (DSL or Cable). Dial-up connection will have constant buffering problems while viewing any media (audio/video).
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Compatible with Windows PC and MAC (256 MB of RAM or higher)
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Windows OS 7.0 and higher.
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MAC OS “Mountain Lion” and higher.
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Activity is best viewed on Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Safari 5.0 or higher and Firefox 40.0 or higher
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Peripherals: Speakers for audio.
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Adobe Reader to print certificate. Click here to download Adobe Reader for free.
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