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The Review of Aging: Forget-Me-Not Pathological or Not?

Activity
Post Test

 

Presented by:
Stephanie Garayalde, MD
Ashley Lewis, MD
Geriatric Fellows
Class of 2023

Faculty Disclosure:

Drs. Garayalde and Lewis have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships. No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose.

Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Release Date: June 2, 2023
Expiration Date: June 1, 2025

Target Audience: All physicians; LCSW, LMHC, LMFT licensed only in Florida

Learning Objectives:

As a result of participation in this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Define typical versus atypical aging patterns.
  2. Identify both reversible and non-reversible causes of dementia.
  3. Recognize appropriate dementia work-up, screening tools, and treatment options.
  4. Describe neuro-behavioral symptoms and other complications of dementia and their appropriate interventions.

Requirements for successful completion: Certificates are awarded upon successful completion (80% proficiency) of the post-test.

Accreditation: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This program has been approved for 1.0 clinical hours of continuing education for clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage & family therapists by Shands at the University of Florida, Patient and Family Resources,

BAP-7. CEU credits for LCSW, LMHC, LMFT licensed ONLY IN FLORIDA. Certification of completion provided to all participants regardless of state.

Resources for further study:

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  2. Soto-Perez-de-Celis, E., Li, D., Yuan, Y., Lau, Y. M., & Hurria, A. (2018). Functional versus chronological age: geriatric assessments to guide decision making in older patients with cancer. The Lancet. Oncology, 19(6), e305–e316. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30348-6
  3. US Census Bureau. (2022). The population 65 years and older: 2021. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/population-65-and-older-2021.html
  4. Orenstein, G. A., & Lewis, L. (2022). Eriksons Stages of Psychosocial Development. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.
  5. Chen, P. Y., Ho, W. C., Lo, C., & Yeh, T. P. (2021). Predicting Ego Integrity Using Prior Ego Development Stages for Older Adults in the Community. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(18), 9490.
  6. Critical Developmental Milestones You won’t want Your Child to Miss – Integrated Learning Strategies (ilslearningcorner.com)
  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2022). Memory Loss is Not a Normal Part of Aging [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhT58SSQQrA
  8. Harada, C. N., Natelson Love, M. C., & Triebel, K. L. (2013). Normal cognitive aging. Clinics in geriatric medicine, 29(4), 737–752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2013.07.
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  10. Burnes, D., Henderson, C. R., Jr, Sheppard, C., Zhao, R., Pillemer, K., & Lachs, M. S. (2017). Prevalence of Financial Fraud and Scams Among Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American journal of public health, 107(8), e13–e21. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303821
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  12. Gill, M. (2022, October 7). Senior scam statistics 2023: Is elder fraud on the rise?. Comparitech. https://www.comparitech.com/identity-theft-protection/senior-scam-statistics/
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  14. Henderson, C. R., Jr, Sheppard, C., Zhao, R., Pillemer, K., & Lachs, M. S. (2017). Prevalence of Financial Fraud and Scams Among Older Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American journal of public health, 107(8), e13–e21. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303821
  15. Thakur, M. E., et al.  (2014). Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychiatry. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
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  17. Steffens, D. C., Blazer, D. G., & Thakur, M. E. (2023). Chapter 8. Dementia and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders.  The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, sixth Edition. essay, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
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If you have any questions please feel free to contact Nancy Boyd at (352) 594-4298 or at nancy.boyd@ufl.edu