Cleveland Clinic, the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), and the PA Foundation are recipients of a grant from the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC), the organization leading a global response to Alzheimer’s disease. The grant will be used to develop an innovative cognitive assessment toolkit that provides a standard protocol and training resources for providers in primary care settings.
The organizations are collaborating to develop a pilot cognitive assessment toolkit for medical providers to increase rates of cognitive screenings of older adults by equipping advanced practice providers (APPs) with the skills needed to perform and interpret the assessments.
The toolkit will address key areas for providers, including cognitive screening tools and protocols, administering screenings, and training and educational resources to interpret results and facilitate conversations with patients. Additionally, the toolkit will include practice-based provider and patient resources. The pilot implementation, led by providers from Cleveland Clinic Community Care, will be followed by outcomes reporting and dissemination of the toolkit to a broader audience of health systems. Read more.
