New Trends in Dementia Diagnosis and Care – Webinar Series (Session 1)

Three different topics
Three consecutive Wednesdays in 2022
January 26, February 2, February 9
12:15pm – 1:30 pm
CME will be offered

Visit https://pci.wwu.edu/event/new-trends-dementia-diagnosis-and-care-webinar-series for more information and registration links

This free three part Zoom webinar series will address some of the new developments in treatment and care of dementias, focusing on emerging areas of research and practice.

Session One – January 26: Dementia in Primary Care: Prevalence to Partnerships
Dr. Kristoffer Rhoads – Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, co-director of Project ECHO- Dementia and Chair of the Health and Medical Subcommittee of the Dementia Action Collaborative

Session Two – February 2: Dementia in Primary Care: Identification and Advance Care Planning
Dr. Barak Gaster – Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Primary care physician, and Director of Cognition in Primary Care.

Session Three – February 9: Early diagnosis, biomarkers and intervention in Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Thomas Grabowski – Professor of Radiology and Neurology at the University of Washington, leads the UW Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center

We hope you will attend all the sessions, but you are welcome to join any that fit your schedule and interests. Please contact pci@wwu.edu for information about continuing education credits.

Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Washington State Medical Association through the joint providership of PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and Western Washington University. PeaceHealth St. Joseph is accredited by the WSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PeaceHealth St. Joseph designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 3.75 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.