2026 Annual Meeting | C190 - Is Your Cognitively Impaired Patient Competent? Navigating Decision Making Assessments From Capacity to Competency Determinations for Patients Across the Spectrum of Cognitive Impairment

Date Wednesday 04/22/26

Time 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM CDT Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Diana Mendoza-Cervantes, MD

Topic(s) Practice, Policy, and Ethics

Learning Objectives Following this session attendees will articulate key components and indications for evaluations of decision making capacity and competency that neurologists face with patients across the spectrum of cognitive impairment; identify and weigh the legal, ethical, and clinical trade-offs and ramifications of competency determinations; describe how the decision-making process can be supported or challenged via the different disciplinary lenses; name necessary components for a model of supported decision making in patients with different neurologic and cognitive disorders across the life span; expand our understanding of tools/approaches available to the general neurologist to help better manage these complexities and thus ensuring patient-centered care.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice, Quality Improvement

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Event Timeline
01:00 PM - 01:10 PM CDT	Introduction	Introduction Diana Mendoza-Cervantes, MD
01:10 PM - 01:40 PM CDT	Speaker	Current Components and Frameworks for Assessing Capacity vs Competency Diana Mendoza-Cervantes, MD
01:40 PM - 02:20 PM CDT	Speaker	A Roadmap to Navigating Risks, Benefits, and Trade-offs When Integrating Clinical, Legal, and Ethical Reasoning David Wendler, PhD, MA
02:20 PM - 02:50 PM CDT	Speaker	Case-based Discussion Contrasting Acute Impairments and Neurodevelopmental Cognitive Impairment Benjamin A. Margolis, MD
02:50 PM - 03:00 PM CDT	Q&A	Questions and Answers Diana Mendoza-Cervantes, MD, Benjamin A. Margolis, MD, David Wendler, PhD, MA

Faculty Disclosures
Diana Mendoza-Cervantes, MD	Dr. Mendoza-Cervantes has nothing to disclose.
Benjamin A. Margolis, MD	Dr. Margolis has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of ACCESS SUPPORTS FOR LIVING. Dr. Margolis has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of AMN Healthcare. Dr. Margolis has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Consultant for Intellectuability. Dr. Margolis has a non-compensated relationship as a TREASURER with AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY that is relevant to AAN interests or activities. Dr. Margolis has a non-compensated relationship as a Co-Chair, Behavioral Health Task Group with American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.
David Wendler, PhD, MA	No disclosure on file

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