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This webpage provides access to a set of learning modules that deal with multiple aspects of dementia:

1.Overview of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia for an Interprofessional Team
2. Diagnosing Dementia
3. Recognizing the Role of Diversity in Dementia Care
4. Providing and Discussing a Dementia Diagnosis with Persons Living with Dementia (PLwD) and Their Care Partners
5. Understanding the Early Stage of Dementia for an Interprofessional Team
6. Understanding the Middle Stage of Dementia for the Interprofessional Team
7. Management of Common Medical Conditions Observed During Middle and Late Stages of Dementia
8. Medical Treatments of Dementia
9. Interprofessional Team Roles and Responsibilities in Providing Person-Centered Care
10. Effective Care Transitions to and from Acute Care Hospitals
11. Ethics and Capacity Issues
12. Palliative and End-of-Life are for Person Living with Dementia
13. Clinical Social Workers and Clinical Psychologists: Practicing with Persons Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners
14. The Role of Acute Care Staff in Emergency Departments (EDs) and Hospitals for Persons Living with Dementia
15. Role of the Pharmacist in the Care of Persons Living with Dementia
16. Dentistry and Dementia

The Lake Erie Integrated Geriatrics Health Team (LIGHT) ia a multifaceted group of providers, educators, and community-based organizations committed to promoting excellence in geriatrics education, training, and service provision. The LIGHT Project is made possible by LECOM’s receipt of a $2.2 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant.

Source: Lake Erie Integrated Geriatric Health Team (LIGHT), 2018-19
https://light.lecomhealth.com/video-library/