Convener's Foreword

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-158
Author(s):  
Barry Reisberg
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Treatment Efficacy ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
New York University ◽  
Special Meeting

This issue is a product of a special meeting ofthe International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA). The meeting, entitled “Outcome Methodologies for Pharmacologic Trials in Mild, Moderate, and Severe Alzheimer's Disease,” was held under the auspices of the IPA's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Comniittee on July 26, 1994, at the New York University Medical Center in New York City. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together leading scientists, clinicians, and regulatory personnel to address issues surrounding assessment of treatment efficacy in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Preface

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-156
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
New York ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Round Table ◽  
New York University ◽  
Pharmacy And Therapeutics Committee ◽  
Special Meeting ◽  
Therapeutics Committee

The articles and round table discussions in this issue are all from a special meeting of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) sponsored by the IPA's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, The meeting was entitled “Outcome Methodologies for Pharmacologic Trials in Mild, Moderate, and Severe Alzheimer's Disease” and was held on July 26, 1994, at the New York University Medical Center, New York. NY. The following is a list of the participants in this meeting (with their affiliations as noted at the time of the meeting).

Effect of Alzheimer’s Training on Multicultural Personal Care Aides

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin C. Fenley ◽  
Sarah J. Bober ◽  
Mebane E. Powell ◽  
Jacquelin Berman ◽  
Barbara N. Altman
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Item Knowledge

This article reports on the first 2 years of an ongoing project that examined the efficacy of a 10-hour dementia training provided to entry-level personal care aide (PCA) trainees from the Hispanic, White, African American, and Asian communities in New York City. Participants were enrolled in a 90-hour PCA training program offered by the New York City Department for the Aging and were either recipients of public assistance, displaced employees from September 11, or recent immigrants to the United States from China. Classes were conducted in Spanish, English, and Mandarin/Cantonese. An 11-item Knowledge of Alzheimer’s Disease instrument was developed for the purposes of this project and administered before and after the dementia training and at 3 months following graduation. All groups, regardless of language, showed a significant increase in knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease at the conclusion of the training and retention of this knowledge at 3 months follow-up. Age was strongly correlated with an increase in knowledge, while gender and education were not.

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