Dementia Care - The Interprofessional Healthcare Team and Caregivers

The care of a patient living with dementia involves multiple support from the healthcare team and their caregiver(s).  In this episode of Team-Based Care, geriatrician Dr. Nathaniel Chin, Occupational Therapist Sarah Gunderson, and Speech-Language Pathologist Kari Esser discuss their role and responsibilities as part of healthcare team in caring for a patient living with dementia and how they may collaborate with each other as well as with the patient's caregiver(s).

GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr. Nathaniel Chin, MD. Geriatrician, Associate Professor-Department of of Medicine and Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Associate Program Directory, UW Health Memory Clinic. Medical Director, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Study and Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention Study. 

Sarah Gunderson, MS, OT/L. Occupational Therapist. UW Health

Kari Esser, MS, CCC-SLP. Speech-Language Pathologist. UW Health 

SHOW NOTES

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

1. Explain how dementia is initially diagnosed and by whom.
2. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the interprofessional healthcare team for a patient living with dementia.
3. Describe how members of the healthcare team work collaboratively with each other and with the caregiver(s) of a patient living with dementia. especially as the patient’s condition and needs change.

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Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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.

 

Credit Designation Statements

For more information about continuing education credit for this episode, visit the “Team-Based Care” podcast site in the ICEP online learning portal at https://ce.icep.wisc.edu/team-based-care-dementia-care The accreditation for this course expires 3/20/2025. After this date, you will no longer be able to access the course or claim credit.

References/Resources

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Dixon N, Wellsteed L. Effects of team-based quality improvement learning on two teams providing dementia care. BMJ Open Qual. 2019 Apr 24;8(2):e000500. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000500. PMID: 31259282; PMCID: PMC6567950.

Heintz H, Monette P, Epstein-Lubow G, Smith L, Rowlett S, Forester BP. Emerging Collaborative Care Models for Dementia Care in the Primary Care Setting: A Narrative Review. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 Mar;28(3):320-330. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.07.015. Epub 2019 Aug 2. PMID: 31466897.

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Lanzi AM, Saylor AK, Cohen ML. Survey Results of Speech-Language Pathologists Working With Cognitive-Communication Disorders: Improving Practices for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Dementia From Alzheimer's Disease. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 Jul 12;31(4):1653-1671. doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00266. Epub 2022 May 23. PMID: 35605597; PMCID: PMC9531927.

Raj SE, Mackintosh S, Fryer C, Stanley M. Home-Based Occupational Therapy for Adults With Dementia and Their Informal Caregivers: A Systematic Review. Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Jan Feb;75(1):7501205060p1-7501205060p27. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2020.040782. PMID: 33399054.