IMPACT April 2024 Grand Rounds with Professor Clive Ballard from the University of Exeter

The WHELD Programme

April 2024 – In Grand Rounds 46, Dr. Ballard speaks on the WHELD programme  – an evidence-based program developed to coach and support care home staff to deliver better person-centered care and increase opportunities for social interactions with personalized activities for residents living with dementia.

 

Speaker

Clive Ballard, MD, MPHClive Ballard, MD, MPH

Professor of Age-Related Diseases

University of Exeter

Learning Objectives

  • Understanding some of the challenges for nursing homes and people with dementia living in these settings
  • Understanding the impacts of psychotropic medications in nursing home residents with dementia
  • Understanding the best evidence regarding interventions to improve outcomes for nursing home residents with dementia

 

Graphic with headshot of Dr. Julie Bynum from the shoulders up, next to the words "Grand Rounds & Podcast March 2024"

Diagnosed Dementia in Medicare: Benchmarking for Study Planning and Equity

March 2024 – In Grand Rounds 45, Dr. Bynum shares the pros and cons of using healthcare-generated data, such as Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage, to identify people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), as well as the use of population benchmarks in study planning and integrating health equity.

 

Speaker

Dr. Julie BynumJulie Bynum, MD, MPH

Margaret Terpenning Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine

Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine

University of Michigan

Learning Objectives

  • Identify strengths & challenges when using Medicare data for participant identification
  • Understand characteristics of diagnosed dementia cases across place
  • Consider value of using population benchmarks for planning and equity