Behavioral Health

(MO21) Identifying Primary and Secondary Neurological Diagnoses in the Dementia Resident

Monday, March 11, 2024

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Room: Stars at Night Ballroom B1

CME: (1.5) MOC: (1.5) CMD Clinical: (1.5) NP Pharmacology Hours (.5)

Session Chair/Speaker(s)

Anita D. Arthur, MSN, FNP, GNP

Senior VP Nurse Practitioner Services
GuideStar Eldercare
Crown Point, Indiana

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Speaker(s)

Steven L. Posar, MD (he/him/his)

Founder and CEO
GuideStar Eldercare
Crown Point, IN

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure(s):

Anita D. Reid, MSN, FNP, GNP: No financial relationships to disclose.

Steven L. Posar, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

This session will focus on primary and secondary neurologic disorders and the importance of identifying these conditions for proper treatment and positive clinical outcomes. Long-term care has been described as a neurology desert, and thus clinical focus and care should include basic neurologic assessments to capture the foundational causes of resident symptomatology. Primary and secondary neurologic diagnoses that are common to long term care residents will be reviewed.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:

Identify three primary neurologic diagnoses in LTC setting
Identify three secondary neurologic diagnoses in LTC setting
Identify basic treatment approaches for primary and secondary neurological disorders in the LTC setting