TOOLKIT
RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS:
Cognitive screening tests and tools for assessment, diagnosis, and management, of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Alzheimer’s Association: 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures
www.alz.org/professionals/professional-providers/dementia_care_practice_recommendations
American Academy of Family Physicians Cognitive Care Kit
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging Resources for Professionals
Next Steps After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
order.nia.nih.gov/publication/next-steps-after-an-alzheimers-diagnosis
The Toolkit Project – Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center Resource for Dementia Support Group Leaders
The Gerontological Society of America
Gerontologic Society of America Toolkit
Alzheimer’s Association: Dementia Care Practice Recommendations
www.alz.org/professionals/professional-providers/dementia_care_practice_recommendations
CDC Healthy Brain Initiative: State and Local Road Map for Public Health, 2023-2027
The Dementia Leadership Network – Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center course and network for leaders in healthcare offered by LeadingAge Illinois
SIU School of Medicine- Memory and Aging ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)
BOLD – Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure Public Health Center
Southern IL Medical Group resource to connect with community-based providers located throughout the 93-county service area
Healthy Brain Early Detection Roadmap from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association
cdc.gov/aging/healthybrain/pdf/Issue-Map-Early-Detection-508.pdf
Reframing Aging Initiative – Countering Ageism by Changing How We Talk About Aging
Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures reveals the burden of Alzheimer’s and dementia on individuals, caregivers, government and the nation’s health care system
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We’re developing this podcast series based on the needs of our provider community and we want to hear from you! Send us your questions, concerns, and thoughts on screening, diagnosis, and treatment for Alzheimer’s and related dementias and our staff will work to address these throughout the series.