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Assessment and Diagnosis

Now Featuring

The Differential Diagnosis of Dementia (slides), featuring: Sandra Black, OC, O.Ont., MD, FRCPC, FRSC, Senior Scientist and Mario Masellis, MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Clinician Scientist & Associate Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

Presentations

Sooner or Later: Timely Diagnosis of Dementia (Slides), South East Knowledge Exchange Network Event, Presenter: Dr. Pradeep Arya, M.B.,B.S. FRCPsych (UK) FRCP(C), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University
- Recommendations of the 5th Canadian Consensus Conference on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia
- Terry Pratchett - Getting diagnosed with dementia
Early Detection of Alzheimer Disease – What Do The New CCCDTD5 Guidelines Tell Us? (slides), presented by: Zahinoor Ismail, MD FRCPC.
Motor Biomarkers to predict cognitive decline and dementia (slides), presented by: Manuel Montero-Odasso, MD, PhD, FRCPC, AGSF, FGSA
Behavioural Supports Ontario - Dementia Observation System (BSO-DOS^©)
Changing Definitions of Alzheimer's Disease and the role of biomarkers (slides), featuring Dr. Sharon Cohen
Prevention of Alzheimer's dementia - the Ultimate Cure. Can we get there from here?, (slides) Presenter: John C. S. Breitner, MD, MPH, Director, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Mcgill University Faculty of Medicine
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Presenters: Jennifer Janzen and Shelley Schmalz, Centre for Family Medicine
Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD4)
- Part 1, Prevention and Detection Techniques based on the New Guidelines (slides), Presenter: Dr. David Hogan
- Part 2 - Early detection, assessment and treatment of differential diagnosis in relation to the new guidelines, (slides), Presenter: Dr. Christopher Patterson, Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine at McMaster University
- Part 3 - Assessment and management of risk, prevention strategies and the ongoing management of a dementia diagnosis in relation to the new guidelines (slides), Presenter: Dr. Melissa Andrew, Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Importance of an Early Diagnosis (slides -1, slides -2) Presenters: Dr. Bob Lester, Family Caregiver and Dr. Christopher Frank, Chair of the Health Care of the Elderly
Alzheimer’s disease: what is it exactly, and how close are we to a cure? Presenter: Jack Diamond, Scientific Director, Alzheimer Society of Canada

Resources

Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI)
COGNIGRAM™
Cornell Scale for Depression Alexopoulous, G.S., Abrams, R.C., Young, R.C., Shamoian, C. (1988) Cornell
Scale for depression in dementia, Society of Biological Psychiatry, 23: 271-284.
Forgetfulness: Knowing when to ask for help, National Institute on Aging
How to get tested for dementia, Alzheimer Society of Canada
Lawton-Brody The Physical Self-Maintenance Scale and Activities of Daily Living Scale
Job Aid: Putting it All Together, RAI-MDS and P.I.E.C.E.S. Integration and User Guidelines for the Job Aid Putting It All Together: RAI-MDS and P.I.E.C.E.S. Integration
Recommendations Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia, 3rd Canadian Consensus Conference
The Confusion Assessment Method Instrument (CAM)

International

Diagnosis and assessment factsheet, Alzheimer's Society (UK)
Self administered cognitive screening test (TYM) for detection of Alzheimer’s disease: cross sectional study (UK)
The Mini Mental State Exam: a guide for persons with dementia and their carers, Alzheimer Society (UK)
TRY THIS:® and How To Try This Series Assessment Tools on the Care of Older Adults (USA)