CAGP-CCSMH Annual Scientific Meeting: Book of Abstracts

Abstract

Facilitate evidence-based shared decision-making with patients and caregivers using a tool (i.e. rank-heat plot) that ranks the comparative efficacy of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions across multiple treatment choices and outcomes of interest (i.e. agitation, aggression, depression, fractures, falls, stroke, and death) Update of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health Guidelines on the Assessment and Treatment of Depression David Conn, Robert Madan, Cindy Grief, Chris Frank, Lori Amdam, Daniel Blumberger, Kiran Rabheru, Anar Dilara Background: In 2006 the Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health (CCSMH) released four sets of national clinical guidelines focused on older adults. Sivan Klil-Drori, Natalie Phillips, Alita Fernandez, Shelly Solomon, Howard Chertkow Background: Progression of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia are commonly conceptualized in a specific order: (1) subjective cognitive impairment: subjective complaints without objective cognitive decline, (2) mild cognitive impairment (MCI): subjective complaints and objective cognitive decline, (3) dementia: objective cognitive decline and functional impairment. False-positive presentation of a person with cognitive decline (e.g., lack of insight, various personality characteristics, etc.). [...]over relying on subjective complaints should be considered in cognitive screening. Standardizing Care for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Quality of Life in Dementia (StaN): Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Algorithmic Care Pathway in Long Term Care Setting Nilah Ahimsadasan, Steve Crawford, Sarah Colman, Peter Derkach, Nancy McKeough, Aviva Rostas, Zahinoor Ismail, Amer M Burhan, The StaN Study Group Background: 80% of patients with Alzheimer's disease experience neuropsychiatric symptoms, with Alzheimer disease agitation and aggression (AD-AA) being the most burdensome of these symptoms.