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KEY CONCEPTS FOR DEMENTIA ASSESSMENT:  ERROR ANALYSIS AND INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

Tania Giovannetti, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Temple University
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Catherine Price, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida USA

Melissa Lamar, PhD
Associate Professor of Neuropsychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA

David J. Libon, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine Hahnemann University Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Murray Grossman, MD, EdD
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Clinical neuropsychologists will benefit from a deep understanding of error analysis approaches to neuropsychological testing and performance-based assessment of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).  These approaches offer rich data that differentiate dementia-subtypes and show unique relations to brain imaging biomarkers. This workshop is for individuals with intermediate knowledge about dementia, particularly those who are or plan to be engaged in multidisciplinary dementia case conferences where dementia diagnosis and treatment options are discussed.  In this course, four experts in dementia will collectively teach a) empirically-validated error analysis techniques that may be used with published traditional and novel measures, b) methods for IADL assessment (e.g., naturalistic action) and associations to neuropsychological variables.  The presenters will also introduce the foundational topics of common dementia imaging markers (e.g., leukoaraiosis) and their relation to error analysis scores and IADL functional assessments.   At the end of the course, attendees will have enhanced their: (1) neuropsychological toolbox with new error analysis approaches, (2) understanding of empirical IADL assessment for dementia, and (3) foundational knowledge on some common dementia radiological terms.  Insight will be gained regarding how these skills are related to new diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and recent Medicare reimbursement proposals.