Managing Agitation in Dementia

TRC Editor, Dr. Lori Dickerson, PharmD, FCCP talks with Dr. Russ Blackwelder, MD, MDiv, CMD,  Associate Professor and Director of Geriatric Education from the MUSC Department of Family Medicine and Co-Medical Director from The Village at Summerville about managing agitation in patients with dementia.

Listen in as they discuss practical strategies for managing agitation in patients with dementia...and clarify pros and cons of various medications.

You’ll also hear practical advice from panelists on TRC’s Editorial Advisory Board:

• Andrea Darby Stewart, MD, Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency at Honor Health
• Anthony A. Donato, Jr., MD, MHPE, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine from the Reading Health System, and Professor of Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
• Craig D. Williams, PharmD, FNLA, BCPS, Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Oregon Health and Science University

None of the speakers have anything to disclose. 

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