January 2026

GERIATRICS

IMPROVING TRAINEE SKILLS IN DEMENTIA ASSESSMENT

Featuring: ​​Alexandra Petrakos, MD

Episode Summary

Improving diagnostic accuracy in patients with dementia and agitation requires nuanced bedside skills, but these competencies are often under‑taught in traditional training settings. ​​Alexandra Petrakos, MD, discusses her Northwestern Medicine Center for Bedside Medicine project to design and implement a curriculum that to help trainees better evaluate cognitively impaired patients in nursing home environments.

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