How Exercise Modifies Cerebral Circuitry

Course Overview: This course will review the principals of activity dependent plasticity and provide an overview of how exercise can strengthen synaptic connection.  This course will also discuss the benefits of aerobic exercise, having a positive effect on plaques...

Action Planning after a Dementia Diagnosis

Course Overview: This course will review the role of social work and social support after a dementia diagnosis.  This course discusses planning for the future with a diagnosis and identifying patient and caregiver priorities when making these plans.  This course will...

Family Support and Education as a Cornerstone of Clinical Success

Course Overview: This course is designed to help learners define the landscape of long-term care needs, understand the multidimensional role of the unpaid family caregiver, the impact neurodegenerative disease has on the family unit, assess caregiver burnout, identify...

Diagnosis of Dementia

Course Overview This course is designed to help learners understand the characteristics of the various types of dementia including vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia and normal pressure hydrocephalus dementia.  This course will also help...