The Brain Trust - Episode 17: Advancing Dementia Detection with Community Health Workers

The Brain Trust

Connecting Primary Care Practices with Community Health Workers: Advancing Early Detection and Diagnosis of ADRD. Join hosts Raj Shah, MD and Eukesh Ranjit, MD as they discuss the importance of connecting Primary Care Practices with Community Health Workers to advance early detection and diagnosis of ADRD. They chat with Tracey Smith, Director of Community Health at the Illinois Public Health Association, and Angelia Gower, the first VP of the NAACP in Madison, Illinois to discuss the nature of community health workers, their importance in communities with limited resources, and the importance of connecting with primary care physicians.
We talk about potential collaborations with organizations like the Alzheimer's Association and Washington University to bring resources to the community. Tune in as we explore the experience of community-based organizations working with primary care physicians in underserved communities and discuss how community health workers can partner with local family medicine physicians to improve early detection of ADRD.
Learning Objectives:

1. Describe two ways to incorporate CHWs into primary care practices in health systems

2. Discuss barriers that systems must address to integrate CHWs
The Brain Trust is a project administered by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians. Funding for this website made possible by a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Visit The Brain Trust project to claim CME credit for this podcast, listen to other episodes, and view the toolkit for resources on managing Alzheimer’s and other related dementia’s in your practice.

Chapters

1. The Brain Trust - Episode 17: Advancing Dementia Detection with Community Health Workers (00:00:00)

2. Connecting Primary Care and Community (00:00:03)

3. Connecting Health Workers and Primary Care (00:16:42)

4. Alzheimer's Care Community Health Worker Connection (00:25:57)