03.20.2025
Clinical Alerts
03.20.2025
Applying Recommendations for Diagnostic Disclosure of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Practical Guidance for Clinicians
A comprehensive evaluation for cognitive impairment should culminate with the communication of the diagnosis to patients and their care partners. Diagnostic disclosure for individuals with...
03.20.2025
Management of Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia: Part 2 Pharmacologic
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) affect 97% of individuals with dementia. Common BPSD symptoms include agitation, depression, anxiety, delusions, sleep disturbances, and “sundowning”....
02.19.2025
How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin
Things are changing quickly in the Alzheimer’s space. Biomarkers can approximate the degree of amyloid build-up in the brain and there are two new FDA-approved...
02.19.2025
Rethinking Kidney Care: The Role of Conservative Kidney Management
Conservative kidney management (CKM) is a patient-centered treatment approach for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who choose to forgo...
02.19.2025
Management of Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia: Part 1 Non-Pharmacologic
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) affect 97% of individuals with dementia. Common BPSD symptoms include agitation, depression, anxiety, delusions, sleep disturbances, and “sundowning”....
01.22.2025
Palliative Care for Mental Illness: A Podcast with Dani Chammas and Brent Kious
Integrating palliative care into psychiatry or in the care of those with severe mental illness is what makes up the area of Palliative Psychiatry. This...
01.22.2025
Navigating Neuropathy: How to Treat Neuropathic Pain in People with Serious Illness
Neuropathic pain is extremely common among patients with serious illness. It takes a significant toll on many patients’ quality of life, and research suggests it’s...
01.22.2025
How Does End of Life Impact Diabetes Care?
Among older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the use of antidiabetes medications declined in the last year before death, with notable shifts from metformin...