Dementia Overview

Course overview: This course is designed to provide a basic overview and understating of dementia and reviews important terminology to consider, the epidemiology of dementia, specific examples of dementia and a variety of complications with other live domains....

Dementia Basics

Course Overview This course is designed to provide an overview of common terminology related to dementia, how dementia interferes with activities of daily living and recognize common symptoms of dementia. This course also discusses how to diagnose the cause of...

Missed Diagnosis – Lost Opportunities

3/26/2021 – 7/1/2022 Course Overview: Dementia is a growing public health problem for which early detection may be beneficial. Currently, the diagnosis of dementia in primary care is dependent mostly on clinical suspicion based on patient symptoms or caregivers’...

The Importance of Non-Neurologic Symptoms in Dementia Care

2/26/2021 – 7/1/2022 Course Overview: Treatment of Non-Neurologic Symptoms requires continuous and organic cooperation between patients, caregivers, social environments, and doctors. Therefore, it is important for neurologists, who mainly view NBSD for dementia...

Medical Issues that Contribute to Cognitive Impairment

1/22/2021 – 7/1/2022 Course Overview: One of the goals in evaluating a patient with dementia is to rule out reversible causes, for treatment of the underlying condition may result in a remarkable recovery for the patient. On the other hand, a patient with a...