18 June 2008
Alzheimer's Association
Summary,

Source: National Guidelines Clearinghouse

DISEASE/CONDITION(S)

• Alzheimer's disease

GUIDELINE CATEGORY

• Counseling
• Evaluation
• Management
• Treatment

CLINICAL SPECIALTY

• Family Practice
• Geriatrics
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Nursing
• Psychiatry

INTENDED USERS

• Advanced Practice Nurses
• Allied Health Personnel
• Health Care Providers
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Physician Assistants
• Physicians
• Psychologists/Non-physician Behavioral Health Clinicians
• Social Workers

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S)

• To provide assistance to Primary Care Practitioners (PCP)s in offering comprehensive care to patients with Alzheimer's disease and those who care for them over the course of their illness