2012 Alzheimer's Webinar Series
October 23rd 5pm-6 (MDT): The Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Laurel Coleman, MD. Maine Medical Center-Geriatrics
Goals and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this educational webinar, the learner will be able to:
o Describe behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and pharmacological and
non-pharmacological management of these symptoms.
o Explain how to appropriately educate Alzheimer’s patients and family members in the areas
of safety issues, definition of treatment success, and the impact on caregivers when caring
for an individual with Alzheimer’s.
o Describe the current state of clinical trial programs for Alzheimer’s disease and the likely
focus of future clinical research.
Organizational Framework:
 Resources used/provided: PowerPoint slides provided
 Level of learner: Intermediate
 Competencies targeted: Patient care-that is compassionate, appropriate, and
effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health; medical
knowledge about the established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate
sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care; practice-based
learning and improvement that includes investigation and the evaluation of their
own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence, and improvement
in patient care; interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective
information exchange and teaming with patients, families, and other health
professionals; systems based practice, as manifested by actions that demonstrate an
awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system for health care
and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of
optimal value.
 Description of enduring training materials used:
o Link to video: Disease and Medication Management
o Copies of handouts: NONE
o Titles of books used or shared: NONE
o Copies of reminders provided: NONE
o Copies of PowerPoint presentations: 508 compliant PowerPoint of slides
provided.
o Copies of notes provided: NONE
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A description of the pedagogy driving your training (instructional delivery):
 Intended audience: MDs, NP’s, RNs, Social Work and other mental health
professionals
 Teaching/Learning Strategy: Blended online via webinar and webcast via host sites.
o Interactive activities used to integrate learning: Questions during and post
presentation
o Evaluation Strategies: Following completion of each presentation, the
participants will receive an evaluation form to gather quantitative and
qualitative data. The evaluation form will include quantitative questions
anchored to a Likert scale, regarding satisfaction with the presentation, as
well as retrospective pre and post change in knowledge and intent to change
their medical practice as a result of the program. Participants will be able to
provide qualitative data regarding which areas of practice they intend to
change.
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