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  • Gerontology
  • Medical Education
  • Interprofessional Healthcare

Background:

  • A significant gap exists in dementia diagnosis, with up to 50% of eligible individuals remaining undiagnosed.
  • Effective dementia care requires collaboration among multiple healthcare professions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a team-based interprofessional competency training program for dementia screening and management.
  • To enhance the skills of medical, nursing, pharmacy, and social work practitioners in dementia care.

Main Methods:

  • An interprofessional faculty team developed and facilitated four competency stations: dementia screening, differential diagnoses, management/care planning, and caregiver stress.
  • 117 professionals were organized into interprofessional teams and rotated through the stations.
  • Competency and confidence were assessed pre- and post-training, with follow-up surveys on practice changes.

Main Results:

  • Participants showed significant improvements in overall competence (avg. change 1.12), screening awareness (avg. change 0.85), and medication management confidence (avg. change 0.86).
  • 82.9% felt confident using the dementia toolkit post-training.
  • Follow-up surveys revealed practice changes in Mini-Cog administration (78%), differential diagnosis (49%), caregiver stress assessment (74%), and service access (69%).

Conclusions:

  • Team-based interprofessional competency training is an effective model for enhancing dementia care skills.
  • The program successfully improved practitioners' abilities in dementia screening, assessment, and management.
  • This collaborative training approach positively impacts clinical practice and patient care.