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Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia: Progress for an Age - Old Problem

FACULTY

Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Atrium Health
Medical Director, Excel Psychiatric Associates
Huntersville, North Carolina

Kevin Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C
Adjunct Professor, Ithaca College, Physician Assistant Studies Program, CEO and Lead Clinician,
OnPoint Behavioral Health
Tampa, Florida

PROVIDER STATEMENT

Provided by HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.

For questions regarding this educational activity, please call 609-371-1137 or email accreditation@hmpglobal.com.

INTENDED LEARNERS

This conference is designed for primary care physicians, family medicine specialists, internists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, registered dietitians, and other related healthcare professionals involved in primary care.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:

  • Define agitation and its role in Alzheimer’s dementia, including its precipitating factors, symptoms, and potential pathophysiological mechanisms
  • Integrate screening tools to identify and evaluate agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia
  • Evaluate the mechanisms of action and clinical safety and efficacy data associated with current and emerging therapies for agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s dementia and their potential for enhanced therapeutic benefit
  • Implement optimal management strategies for agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia that incorporate patients and care partners in treatment decisions

ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and audio.

To be eligible for credit, participants must complete the educational activity and complete the evaluation form. Upon completing the activity, there will be instructions on how to complete the evaluation and print a certificate or other documentation of credit.

Release Date: June 26, 2023
Expiration Date: June 26, 2024
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.00 hour

There is no fee associated with this activity.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

The activity is accessible via a computer or device with current versions of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari. A PDF reader is required for print publications.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

In support of improving patient care, HMP Education 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.

Note: This statement is not an indication of approved credits. Please see below for full accreditation details, including credit types and totals, for this activity. 

PHYSICIANS

HMP Education designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PHARMACISTS

This internet enduring, knowledge-based activity (Universal Activity Number: JA0006201-0000-23-092-H01-P) has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour (.1 CEUs).

The certificate is not the official record of your participation in the activity. The official record of credit will be the information in the CPE Monitor system. Following ACPE Policy, HMP Education must transmit your claim to CPE Monitor within 60 days from the date you complete this CPE activity. HMP Education is not able to report your claimed credit after this 60-day period. Eligibility for pharmacy credit is contingent upon the successful completion of a post-test and/or evaluation for each activity or session attended.

NURSES

This continuing nursing education internet enduring activity awards 1.0 contact hour.

This activity will also award 0.50 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours

NURSE PRACTITIONERS

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

HMP Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1.0 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This internet enduring activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

INTERPROFESSIONAL

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

USE OF PROPRIETARY NAMES

This continuing medical education activity may include device or medicine brand names for participant clarity purposes only, due to the presence of different branded versions of the same product. No product promotion or recommendation should be inferred.

UNAPPROVED AND/OR INVESTIGATIONAL USES OF DRUGS AND DEVICES

This activity may contain information about experimental and other uses of drugs or devices that are not currently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) of the European Union or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States. Participants are strongly encouraged to consult approved product labeling for any drug or device mentioned in this activity before use. The opinions expressed during this activity are the opinions of the respective authors, presenters or moderators and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of HMP Education.

DISCLAIMERS

The material presented and related discussions are not intended to be medical advice, and the presentation or discussion of such material is not intended to create and does not establish a physician-patient relationship. Medical advice of any nature should be sought from an individual’s own physician.

Neither HMP Education nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is affiliated with, or formally endorsed by a medical society.

The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and are not attributable to HMP Education or HMP. Clinical judgment must guide each professional in weighing the benefits of treatment against the risk of toxicity. Dosages, indications, and methods of use for products referred to in this activity are not necessarily the same as indicated in the package insert for each product, may reflect the clinical experience of the presenters, and may be derived from the professional literature or other clinical sources. Consult complete prescribing information before administering.

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

HMP Education is an independent provider of continuing medical education. HMP Education has no proprietary or financial interest in medical or healthcare products over which the FDA (USA) or EMA (EU) has regulatory authority.

In accordance with our disclosure policies, HMP Education is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor for all accredited continuing education. These policies include assigning relevance to, and mitigating, all perceived or real conflicts of interest between any individual with control over the content and any ineligible company (commercial interest) as defined by the ACCME.

Any individual with control over accredited content, including planner, faculty, and reviewer, is required to globally disclose:

  1. Individual relationship(s) or lack thereof, and its nature, with any/all ineligible company, and;
  2. Any investigational, off-label, or non-FDA approved content or discussion

HMP Education has reviewed these disclosures, assigned relevance based on the relationship and scope of content, and identified those with the potential to compromise the goals and educational integrity of the education. Relevant relationships, or lack thereof, are shared with the learner.

Education has been independently peer-reviewed to validate content, mitigate identified conflicts of interest, and ensure:

  1. All recommendations involving clinical medicine is based on evidence that is accepted within the medical profession as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.
  2. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in accredited continuing education in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
  3. Content is appropriate, fair and balanced, unbiased, referenced, and non-promotional.

FACULTY

The faculty has reported the following:

Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA: Advisory Board–AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Axsome, Biogen, Corium, Idorsia, Intra-Cellular, Janssen, Karuna, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sage, Sunovion, Teva; Advisory Board (spouse)–Otsuka; Consultant–AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Axsome, Biogen, Corium, Intra-Cellular, Janssen, Karuna, Lundbeck MedinCell, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sage, Sunovion, Teva; Research/Grant Support–Acadia, Axsome, Harmony, Neurocrine, Teva; Speaker’s Bureau–AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Axsome, Corium, Intra-Cellular, Janssen, Lundbeck, Merck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sunovion, Teva

Kevin Williams, MS, MPAS, PA-C: Advisory Board–Neurocrine, Teva; Speaker’s Bureau–Neurocrine, Teva

CLINICAL REVIEWER

William Torrey, MD
Interim Chair and Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of The Dartmouth Institute
Raymond Sobel Professorship of Psychiatry

Dr. Torrey has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Susie Seaman, NP, MSN, CWOCN (nurse planner)
Wound Clinics, Family Health Centers of San Diego
San Diego, California

Ms. Seaman has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

The planning committee comprises Cindy Cooke, DNP, Angela Golden, DNP, W. Clay Jackson, MD, Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, Jeffrey Levine, MD; Christina Berke, Jennifer Browne, Molly Duda, Kathleen Hines, Mary Johnson, Samantha Joy, Kathleen Krause, Annie Luongo, Michelle Stewart, Randy Robbin, Andrea Zimmerman, HMP Education.

No HMP Education planner or staff has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with any ineligible company (commercial interest).

ADA STATEMENT

HMP Education complies with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please call 609-371-1137.

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GRIEVANCE POLICY

Any participant wanting to file a grievance with respect to any aspect of a continuing education activity accredited by HMP Education may contact Samantha Joy, Senior Manager, Accreditation and Compliance, by phone at 609-371-1137, by email at accreditation@hmpglobal.com or in writing at 104 Windsor Center Drive, East Windsor, NJ 08520. Ms. Joy will review the grievance and respond within 30 days of receiving the complaint.

Commercial Support

The following company has/have provided an educational grant in support of this activity: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck.