General practitioner’s clinical practices, difficulties and educational needs to manage Alzheimer’s disease in France: analysis of national telephone-inquiry data

Dominique Somme (1, 2) , Arnaud Gautier , Stéphanie Pin , Aline Corvol (3)

1 UR - Université de Rennes
2 Service de gériatrie
3 EA 4569 - Laboratoire Ethique Politique et Santé

The literature has emphasized the role of general practitioners (GPs) in caring for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Within the framework of the French national AD plan, an inquiry was undertaken to identify the clinical practices, difficulties and training needs of GPs managing this pathology

Mots clés: Alzheimer’s disease; Educational needs; Opinion inquiry

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Dominique Somme, Arnaud Gautier, Stéphanie Pin, Aline Corvol. General practitioner’s clinical practices, difficulties and educational needs to manage Alzheimer’s disease in France: analysis of national telephone-inquiry data. BMC Family Practice, 2013, 14 (1), pp.81. ⟨10.1186/1471-2296-14-81⟩. ⟨hal-01220647⟩