Supporting the Mental Health of Individuals with Down Syndrome Experiencing Alzheimer’s and the Well-Being of their Caregivers

Monday, April 7, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, A Live Webinar

In this webinar, panelists will discuss the mental and behavioral health changes and challenges that adults with Down Syndrome experiencing Alzheimer’s may face. Then they will describe tools and interventions to support the mental health and well-being of adults with Down syndrome as they experience those Alzheimer’s-related changes. Finally, they will provide strategies that family members and caregivers can use to support their own mental health as they care for a loved one.

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (1.25 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (1.25 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.25 hours)

1. Identify mental and behavioral health changes and challenges that adults with DS experiencing Alzheimer’s may face.
2. Describe tools and interventions to support the mental health and well-being of adults with Down syndrome as they experience Alzheimer’s-related changes in their mind and body.
3. Explain strategies that family members and caregivers can use to support their own mental health as they care for a loved one with Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 ANCC contact hours.  

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. 

Cancellation Policy
Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require accommodations, please contact the coordinator.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Holly Meyer
     Title: CME Compliance Coordinator
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.