"Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are an epidemic that affect people from all walks of life around the world. ... 44 million people live with ADRD, and this figure is expected to reach 135 million by 2050 (ADI, 2013). Due to these projections and growing concern around ADRD, there has been increased attention around building a workforce with the skills to provide high quality care to those with ADRD. ... The diverse workforce includes health care and medical providers such as physicians, nurses, ...
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"Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are an epidemic that affect people from all walks of life around the world. ... 44 million people live with ADRD, and this figure is expected to reach 135 million by 2050 (ADI, 2013). Due to these projections and growing concern around ADRD, there has been increased attention around building a workforce with the skills to provide high quality care to those with ADRD. ... The diverse workforce includes health care and medical providers such as physicians, nurses, psychologists, and pharmacists, as well as direct care workers, home health aides, and certified nursing assistants. It also includes non-medical professionals such as health educators; social workers; gerontologists; allied health professionals like physical, speech, or occupational therapists; case managers; long term care administrators; elder law attorneys; art and music therapists, and more"--Publisher marketing.
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Add this copy of Dementia and Memory: Introduction for Professionals in to cart. $122.50, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2022 by Wiley.
