Advance Care Planning in Cognitive Disorders Clinic

Responses to a Standardized Approach to Advance Care Planning in Cognitive Disorders Clinic

Advance care planning among patients with cognitive disorders poses unique challenges to clinicians. To improve planning in patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, the researchers suggest a routine, standardized approach to these conversations. The main outcome measure is the rate of entry of Advance Directive completion in the patient's Electronic Health Record (EHR). A control group of similar patients from another provider specializing in cognitive disorders will be used to tease out confounding variable effects.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients having mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or very mild to mild dementia (CDR 0.5-1).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with moderate to severe dementia (CDR 2-3).