Meds for Alzheimer Dementia

Medication Talk

Medication Talk
Meds for Alzheimer Dementia
Jun 01, 2025 Season 4 Episode 4
TRC Healthcare

Listen in as our expert panel discusses medications for the treatment of Alzheimer dementia.  They'll review the risks and benefits of cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, and the anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies.  And you’ll hear strategies for managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.   

Special guests:

  • Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, BCGP, APh
    • Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
    • Mann USC School of Pharmacy
    • UCI Senior Health Center
  • Candace Pierce, DNP, RN, CNE, COI
    • Nurse Educator, Nurse Planner, and Healthcare Leader
    • Colibri Healthcare
  • Darlene Moyer, MD, FAAFP
    • Associate Director, HonorHealth Family Medicine Residency Program
    • Associate Professor of Clinical Practice – SOMME – Arizona State University
    • Clinical Associate Professor – University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

You’ll also hear practical advice from panelists on TRC’s Editorial Advisory Board:

  • Stephen Carek, MD, CAQSM, DipABLM
    • Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine
    • Prisma Health/USC-SOMG Family Medicine Residency Program
    • USC School of Medicine Greenville
  • Craig D. Williams, PharmD, FNLA, BCPS
    • Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
    • Oregon Health and Science University

None of the speakers have anything to disclose. 

This podcast is an excerpt from one of TRC’s monthly live CE webinars, the full webinar originally aired in April 2025.

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