Interprofessionl recommendations for Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics and therapy: Palliative care in contemporary context

Czech version

Authors: Vaňková Hana ^*1; Hrnčiariková Dana ^**2; Závadová Irena ^**3; Franková Vanda ^***4; Právní Komentář: Barbora Steinlauf ^**5
Authors‘ workplace: Česká gerontologická a geriatrická společnost České lékařské společnosti Jana Evangelisty Purkyně ^*; Česká společnost paliativní medicíny České lékařské společnosti Jana Evangelisty Purkyně ^**; Psychiatrická společnost České lékařské společnosti Jana Evangelisty Purkyně ^***; Interní klinika 3. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady ¹; Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové, Univerzita Karlova ²; Oddělení dlouhodobé lůžkové péče Nemocnice Mělník ³; Psychiatrická nemocnice v Dobřanech ⁴; International Research Lab for Bioethics, Oddělení aplikované filosofie a etiky, Filosofický ústav Akademie věd ČR, Advokátní kancelář JUDr. Barbora Steinlauf, MA, Ph. D. ⁵
Published in: Geriatrie a Gerontologie 2024, 13, č. 1: 47-51
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Overview

The article is focused on person-centred care for people living with Alzheimer‘s disease and similar illnesses. Active medical support of functional status using comprehensive geriatric assessment is emphasised as well as the need for appropriate differential diagnosis of the etiology of dementia syndrome. It is enriched by a legal perspective and a reflection on the contribution of the European Association for Palliative Care document to shared decision-making. This topic is undergoing major development from the perspective of clinical medicine and interdisciplinary collaboration.

At the same time, readers are provided with a translation of methods and results of the Delphi consensus entitled „White Paper defining optimal palliative care for older people with dementia“. Published by the European Association of Palliative Care in 2014, a comprehensive Czech translation has been missing. Now it is available to readers together with an original article which reflects context of the topic in the Czech Republic.

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