LOS ANGELES AREA ALZHEIMER'S OUTREACH PROJECT

洛杉矶地区阿尔茨海默病外展计划的具体目标 (LAAAOP)的目的是：1)提高初级保健医生对以下方面的知识 阿尔茨海默病(AD)的诊断和治疗 综合实践-综合继续医学教育(CME) 关于AD的课程和通过定期发送的 材料；2)改善少数民族AD患者的可及性 提供给合格的医生；3)加强少数民族的参与 阿尔茨海默病研究会AD研究项目成员 洛杉矶、奥兰治县和加州大学洛杉矶分校的中心(ADRC)联盟 阿尔茨海默病核心中心(ADCC)。LAAAOP是一种独特的 以两个AD中心和两个AD中心合作为特色的教育企业 阿尔茨海默氏症协会分会(洛杉矶和奥兰治 县)。通过患者护理网络以及 通过重点邮件列表确定的医生将包括 教育外展工作的受众。实践型课程 包括阅读教学大纲，学习管理神经行为 检查，将四名痴呆症患者的评估提交给 供审查的专家小组，并提供关于 练习的课程。该课程的毕业生将加入到 阿尔茨海默氏症协会帮助热线转介网络，将收到50 CME学分的小时数。该课程有英语和西班牙语两种版本。 将每两个月向医生发送教育邮件，并将 包括带有可回答问题的教学模块，并 退回以获得CME学分。模块的录音带版本也将 可用。简易精神状态检查(MMSE)将作为一项 改进练习的方法。信息将在以下地址获取 种族、性别、年龄、实践类型和MMSE的使用情况 邮寄名单上的医生。监控信息的数量 请求、CME响应的准确性和频率的变化 MMSE的使用将提供一种评估影响的量化手段 模块程序的。洛杉矶提供了一个独特的机会来评估 向医生群体传播信息的各种方法。

The specific aims of the Los Angeles Area Alzheimer Outreach Program (LAAAOP) are to: 1) improve primary-care physician knowledge regarding the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by providing a comprehensive practice-integrated continuing medical education (CME) curriculum on AD and through periodic mailings of instructional materials; 2) improve the access of AD patients from minority populations to qualified physicians; and 3) enhance the participation of minority members in AD research projects of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) Consortium of Los Angeles and Orange Counties and the UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Core Center (ADCC). The LAAAOP is a unique educational venture featuring the collaboration of two AD Centers and two chapters of the Alzheimer's Association (Los Angeles and Orange Counties). Physicians named through patient care networks as well as physicians identified through focused mailing lists will comprise the audience for educational outreach efforts. The practice-based curriculum involves reading a syllabus, learning to administer a neurobehavioral examination, submitting the evaluation of four dementia patients to an expert panel for review, and providing a report of the impact of the course on one's practice. Graduates of the course will be added to the Alzheimer's Association help line referral network and will receive 50 hours of CME credit. The course is available in English and Spanish. Educational mailings to physicians will be made every two months and will include an instructional module with questions that can be answered and returned for CME credit. Audiotaped versions of the modules will also be available. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) will be taught as a means of improving practice. Information will be obtained on the ethnicity, gender, age, type of practice, and use of the MMSE by the physicians on the mailing list. Monitoring the number of information requests, accuracy of CME responses, and alterations in the frequency of use of the MMSE will provide a quantitative means of assessing the impact of the module program. Los Angeles offers a unique opportunity to assess various methods of disseminating information to the physician community.