Cognitive Decline of Older Adults in Africa: How Do We Detect It?

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Target Audience

Healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

  • List tools used to assess cognition in older adults in Africa.
  • Discuss challenges of assessments of older adults in Africa.
  • Critique developed assessment instruments and their application for the African population.

Speaker

Noeline Nakasujja, MBChB, MMed, Psych, PhD

Dr. Nakasujja is a Ugandan Associate Professor of Psychiatry who serves as the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. Her research interests include geriatric psychiatry and cognitive impairment in HIV/AIDS.

She has served on several associations, including the International Psycho-geriatrics Association, the World Psychiatric Association, Association of Uganda Women Doctors. She is the president of The Uganda Society for Health Scientists and Chair of the Community Care for the Elderly task force of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH).

Her work has focused on neurocognitive assessments across the lifespan and other areas in psychiatry. She is currently a principal investigator in a study evaluating the stress and caregiver burden of individuals looking after patients with Alzheimer’s disease in the community.

Prof Nakasujja is the first female psychiatrist in Uganda and has been honored with several awards that, include: the British Royal College of Psychiatrists student travel award, best presenter and researcher for the Uganda Medical Association, The International Psychogeriatrics Association Young Investigators award for Outstanding research endeavors undertaken in a previously unresearched field. She has received recognition for; Outstanding mentor for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and received recognition for her scientific achievements from the Uganda Society for Health Scientists 2010, the Center for AIDS research award for best poster 2016, and the James Kimani award 2017, Society of Neuroscientists of Africa.


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    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2­B
    • 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
    • 1.00 IBON
    Course opens: 
    11/01/2020
    Course expires: 
    10/31/2023
    Cost:
    $0.00

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    • MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this enduring materials activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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    • Other Healthcare Professionals: This enduring materials activity is designated for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

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    The planning committee member(s) and speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals or medical procedures and devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The determination of educational content and the selection of speakers is the responsibility of the activity director. 

    Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Noeline Nakasujja, MBChB, MMed, Psych, PhD - Speaker
    • Sondra Schreiber, MA - Activity Director

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    The information provided in this activity is for continuing education. It is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The content of each presentation does not necessarily reflect the views of Des Moines University.

    Available Credit

    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2­B
    • 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
    • 1.00 IBON

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