Susan Scanland, MSN, CRNP, GNP-BC, CDP, CSP
Susan Scanland MSN, CRNP, GNP-BC, founder of Dementia Connection®, has 40 years of clinical practice in Alzheimer’s and other dementias; specializing in related mood and behavioral issues. Susan is a gerontological nurse practitioner providing dementia consults in long-term care, clinics, telehealth and home care. She’s given 800 presentations in 41 states and internationally. Susan is one of ten members of the Alzheimer’s Association Best Clinical Practice Guidelines Working Group; which has developed evidence-based and practical consensus guidelines for primary care and specialty clinicians in the US. Susan recently worked on two Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) national advisory workgroups: Dementia-Related Psychosis and Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease. She served on numerous dementia/depression/long-term care pharmaceutical speakers bureaus plus advisory groups for both pharma and geriatric professional associations.