UW ECHO Dementia June 26, 2026: A Case-Based Approach to Assessing and Treating Pain in People Living with Dementia
Presenter: Carrie Rubenstein, mD, AGSF, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Director, Swedish Medical Center
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Resources:
- Dr. Carrie Rubenstein MD Padlet - “Pain in People Living with Dementia”
- Quick Reference: Pharmacologic Options for Non-Malignant Pain in Older Adults
- American Medical Directors Association. Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) Scale. 2004.
- McLennan, Andrew I.G, et al. “Pain in Dementia: A Systematic Review of the Measurement Properties of Observational Assessment Tools.” Clinical Psychology Review, 1 Jan. 2026, pp. 102704–102704.
- American Geriatrics Society. “American Geriatrics Society 2023 Updated AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 71, no. 7, 2023.
- Shaw, Clarissa A., et al. “Elderspeak Communication and Pain Severity as Modifiable Factors to Rejection of Care in Hospital Dementia Care.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 70, no. 8, June 2022.
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