June 15 Author in the Room® Teleconference Join the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time for the Author in the Room® teleconference. The topic for this call is the JAMA article:
Finances in the Older Patient With Cognitive Impairment:
“He Didn't Want Me to Take Over”
by Dr. Eric Widera
Many patients with cognitive impairment and their families seek guidance from their primary care clinician for help with financial impairment, yet most clinicians do not understand their role or know how to help. Dr. Widera will discuss his JAMA article on the role of the primary care clinician in educating older adult patients and their families about the need for advance financial planning, recognizing signs of possible impaired financial capacity, assessing financial impairments in cognitively impaired adults, recommending interventions to help patients maintain financial independence, and knowing when and to whom to make medical and legal referrals.
To help launch this unique collaboration between IHI and JAMA, former IHI President and CEO Don Berwick, MD, MPP, and JAMA Editor Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, co-authored a JAMA editorial.
Enrollment
There is no fee for this innovative initiative but enrollment is required. Enrollment grants you one telephone connection and unlimited participation at your site. Please note there are limited lines available for this call so early enrollment is encouraged.
A free audio recording of the call will be posted to the "Archive" tab of the program web pages after the call.
Enroll now for the June 15 "Author in the Room®" call.
