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Building Dementia Workforce Capacity to Improve Screening and Diagnosis (Invite only)

Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Building Dementia Workforce Capacity to Improve Screening and Diagnosis (Invite only)
2020 Future of Health Summit
2020 Future of Health Summit

Building Dementia Workforce Capacity to Improve Screening and Diagnosis (Invite only)

Tuesday, December 08, 2020
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST
Zoom Meeting

The number of people in the US living with dementia is projected to nearly double by 2040. An early diagnosis helps individuals and families plan ahead and make important decisions about their care and support needs, opens the door to future treatments, and helps individuals living with dementia continue to live independently. To build system capacity, we must expand the pool of qualified health professionals engaged in screening, detecting, and diagnosing dementia, explore new tools to facilitate early detection, and raise awareness about the benefits of regular cognitive screenings. This roundtable brings together experts to develop recommendations on the best ways to build workforce capacity, training, and system readiness for dementia management.