Mitchel Erickson published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports

Mitchel Erickson et al. published a recent article in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports:
Charles Windon, MD, Stephanie Pun, MSW, Mitchel Erickson, DNP, Ashley Jackson, Hannah Ruben, MSN, Phil Smith, Heather Tirona-Bito, Nhat Bui, MSN, Angelo Tumaneng, Nida Degesys, MD, James, Hardy, MD, Anna Harris, MA, Katherine L. Possin, PhD (2024). Navigating Barriers to Dementia Specialty Care Among Vulnerable Populations. Insight from a Multidiscipline Care Navigation Team. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports. 8(1-6). DOI: 10.1177/25424823241308456

This investigation researched the benefits of a healthcare team guided approach to successful attendance at a formal evaluation at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC) versus the standard of care driven by the patient/caregiver dyad with their primary care provider guiding the referral. The direct referral benefits of the Age Friendly Emergency Department NPs to the MAC for patients with identified risk of cognitive impairment in coordination with the MAC greatly improved the success of attending an appointment and reducing equity access barriers for all patients receiving a timely evaluation when the benefits of novel therapies have their greatest benefit.