Behavioural Neurology Educational Rounds - Nathan Herrmann: Atypical Antipsychotics for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia: Malignant or Maligned?

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Presenter:
Nathan Herrmann, MD, FRCPC
Head, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Location:
Baycrest
Ben and Hilda Katz Building
2nd Floor
Classrooms ABC

kjensen@baycrest.org

Sunnybrook can view the Rounds in room A-450

Goals & Objectives:

    * To appreciate the efficacy of atypical antipsychotics relative to other treatments
    * To recognize the potential risks of atypical antipsychotic use in elderly dementia patients
    * To be able to balance the benefits and risks of atypical antipsychotic use for the individual patient

This event is an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Coffee will be served. We gratefully acknowledge the educational grants from., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., and Pfizer Canada which support these rounds.