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Addressing Inequalities In Agitation Among Disinvested Communities With Alzheimer’s Disease

Webinar July 27 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT
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Addressing Inequalities In Agitation Among Disinvested Communities With Alzheimer’s Disease

Agitation is a complex and challenging neuropsychiatric symptom in Alzheimer’s disease1, and it is associated with increased economic, healthcare, individual, and care partner burden. Unfortunately, agitation associated with Alzheimer’s disease is highly prevalent and poses significant challenges in accessing effective care, particularly for individuals from disinvested and underrepresented ethnicities. The expression of agitation associated with Alzheimer’s Disease is increasing in minority older adults, exacerbating these challenges2. Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease is associated with increased economic, healthcare, individual, and care partner burden as well.3 In this webinar, our expert speaker will explore the barriers to treatment access and challenges faced by the medical community in delivering equitable care to agitated individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease from diverse backgrounds.

References:

  1. Kales, H. C., Gitlin, L. N., & Lyketsos, C. G. (2015). Assessment and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h369
  2. Babulal, G. M., & Quiroz, Y. T. (2019). Perspectives on ethnic and racial disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: Update and areas of immediate need. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 15(2), 292-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.09.009
  3. Anatchkova, M., & Brooks, A. (2019). Agitation in patients with dementia: a systematic review of epidemiology and association with severity and course. International Psychogeriatrics, 31(9), 1305–1318. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610218001898

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April D.-Thames

April D. Thames, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry, Chief Psychologist of Adult Division (Psychology) at UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

John-Awad

John Awad, MD (OPDC)

Senior Medical Science Liaison

Nneka-Okonkwor

Nneka Okonkwor, PharmD, MBA

Medical Science Liaison

April D. Thames, Ph.D., is a paid consultant of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC)
John Awad, MD and Nneka Okonkwor, PharmD, MBA, are paid employees of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC)

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