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Area of Science:

  • Geriatrics
  • Primary Care Medicine
  • Dementia Care

Background:

  • Dementia care capacity is limited at the primary care level.
  • Interprofessional memory clinics offer a novel approach to team-based case management.
  • Ontario implemented 15 primary-care-based memory clinics to address this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of primary-care-based interprofessional memory clinics.
  • To assess patient, caregiver, and referring physician satisfaction with the new model.
  • To determine the impact on dementia care delivery and resource utilization.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of 15 interprofessional memory clinics in primary care settings.
  • Tracking of patient referrals and assessments.
  • Chart audits by geriatricians, interviews with clinic staff, and satisfaction surveys with patients, caregivers, and referring physicians.

Main Results:

  • 582 patients were assessed across all clinics.
  • 8.9% of patients were referred to a specialist.
  • High satisfaction reported by patients, caregivers, and referring physicians.
  • Geriatrician chart audits showed strong agreement on diagnosis and management.
  • Referring physicians reported increased capacity for dementia management.

Conclusions:

  • The primary-care memory clinic model is acceptable, feasible, and preliminarily effective.
  • The model provides timely, high-quality, collaborative dementia care.
  • It enhances health service utilization through efficient use of specialist resources.
  • Specially trained family physicians can lead these clinics effectively.