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Delirium: How Do We Make It Go Away?
Marianne Klugheit, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, COM-T Department of Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatrist at SAVAHCS, Director of Inpatient Memory Care Unit
Program Director Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Learning Objectives:
- Understand incidence, risk factors, sequelae of hospital delirium
- Understand how precipitating factors and mechanistic theories interact to produce the clinical syndrome
- Learn how prevention and intervention strategies can interrupt the chain of failure
- Understand how interprofessional teams can change hospital practice to mitigate delirium risk
- Learn how a pharmacologic protocol can change prescribing practices
The educational objective for Psychiatry Grand Rounds is to provide mental health professionals with updates on psychiatric topics with the goals of increasing knowledge, competence, and patient care. Psychiatry Grand Rounds are held on Wednesdays (September-May) from 12 to 1 p.m. Be sure to log into your CME account and complete the evaluation to receive credit.
All faculty, CME Planning Committee members, and the CME office reviewer have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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