Guidelines help ensure support, care to those diagnosed with dementia
The Alzheimer Society welcomes the release of new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of dementia.
The guidelines, which are recommendations deriving from the 3rd Canadian Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia, mirror many of the same messages the Alzheimer Society has been working hard to promote. These include recognizing caregiving as a critical activity with very heavy demands, as well as the importance of linking people directly following diagnosis with their local Alzheimer Society.
Designed to provide primary care physicians with the most well established and accepted criteria for making an accurate diagnosis, recommending treatments and providing the optimum management of dementia, the guidelines go a long way to ensuring consistency and support for all Canadians touched by dementia.
Consensus Guidelines on Dementia Care
If you are not a primary care physician, but are interested in reading highlights from the Consensus Guidelines, a series of lay accounts have also been developed.
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Decision-Making for Treatment and Research Participation
Diagnosis of Dementia
Genetic Testing and Dementia
Diagnosis and Therapy for Mild Memory Loss States
Therapy of Mild and Moderate Dementia
Risk Factors and Primary Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
Guidelines for Severe Alzheimer's Disease
Therapy of Vascular Dementia
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