Dementia-Related Agitation: Unique Solutions for this Non-Unique Symptom
October 20, 2021Presented by: Joseph Solien, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, Vice President of Clinical Services
Date: December 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM EST
- List resources and constructs that can be used in the development of customized, patient-specific, non-pharmacological approaches to managing the behavioral & psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)
- Develop a stepwise, pharmacotherapy based approach to managing BPSD that incorporates the following items:
- Treatment of underlying causes
- Evidence-based effectiveness of drug therapies
- Explicit use criteria for drug therapies
- Drug selection and monitoring
- Differentiate common types of dementia and specific BPSD that are associated with each type