Supporting Decision Making as Cognition Declines

Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN
Emanuel and Robert Hart Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Lecturer, Carey Law School
University of Pennsylvania

Objectives

• Discuss Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as a disease of autonomy
• Describe why our evolving scientific understanding of AD requires that we find new social approaches to AD
• Define supported decision making and identify how it can be used to aid persons with AD in decision making

Disclosures

• Planners: Bruce L. Miller, MD; Howard J. Rosen, MD; Andrew Breithaupt, MD; and Eleanor O’Brien have stated they have no relationships to disclose.
• Speaker: Emily Largent, JD, PhD, RN, has stated she has no relationships to disclose.

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit is inclusive of all Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds sessions offered from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. (1 credit per each 1-hour grand rounds session throughout the year).

Questions? Email Andrew Breithaupt, MD, at Andrew.Breithaupt@ucsf.edu.

Attendees must register for this event. Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended for a professional audience with a terminal degree. This activity is not commercially supported.