Diagnosing Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

The idea that diagnosis is a single event that happens at a single point of time by a single healthcare provider is a common misconception-one that doesn’t account for the complex, multifaceted system of patients, family members, providers, and technologies. In this episode, Victor Lane Rose, Executive Director, of Aging and Ambulatory Care at ECRI, discusses diagnosis and describes why patient, family, and caregiver participation is especially important in diagnosing Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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