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Unmet Needs In Agitation Associated With Alzheimer’s Dementia (AAD)

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Unmet Needs In Agitation Associated With Alzheimer’s Dementia (AAD)

This is a private Live Event for the members of the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners.

This evidence-based review highlights important aspects of agitation associated with Alzheimer’s Dementia (AAD) for better understanding of the prevalence and challenges in diagnosis and explore the potential pathobiological correlations in AAD. Describes the clinical and humanistic burden and discusses current guidelines for nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatments of this complex and prominent complication of an already devastating disease. It underlines unmet needs for FDA-approved pharmaceutical treatments for agitation to improve care and quality of life for patients suffering from AAD.

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Milano

314 Belanger Street
Houma, LA 70360 United States
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(985) 879-2426 View Venue Website

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Amaka-Onyereri

Amaka Onyereri, PharmD, BCPS (OPDC)

Medical Science Liaison

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Amaka Onyereri received her bachelor’s degree in general science and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Oregon State University/Oregon Health Sciences University. Her passion for patient care led her to practice clinically as a community pharmacist where she served patients for close to 20 years in different capacities as a staff pharmacist, pharmacy manager and pharmacy clinical services manager. As a Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager, Amaka spearheaded various clinical and patient care initiatives such as immunizations, medication therapy management, point of care testing, and most recently a long-acting injectables pilot for antipsychotics.

Speaker Amaka Onyereri, PharmD, BCPS is an employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC)

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