- Are you a health care professional or aspiring to become one?
- Do you want to learn about the basics regarding dementia and its other forms?
- Are you seeking an online course regarding this?

If this is the case then you have most certainly reached the right place. This package contains a course that has been designed to give you an idea about the research and treatment options for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. If you are facing problems in understanding the basic knowledge about dementia then this course will turn out to be very helpful.

What is this course and what are the benefits of taking it?

Originally presented in 2004, this 3-5 hour medicine online course is a continuing medical education (CME) class aimed at neurologists or other medical practitioners who want to expand their knowledge on the topic of dementia, and can be used to receive CME credits. The course covers current research and treatment options for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, and offers a practical approach for interacting with dementia patients and their families based on real case studies.

Table of Contents:

- Introduction
- Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
- Treatment Strategies for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Treatment of Depression, Agitation, and Psychosis in Dementia
- Recognition of Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Frontotemporal Dementia
- Neuropsychology of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Frontotemporal Dementia
- Neuroimaging in Dementia
- Genetics of Neurodegenerative Disease: Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Legal and Ethical Issues for Patients with Dementia

Author Bio

Karen L. Bell is the instructor for this course. She is Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center's Gertrude Sergievsky Center and also a member of the Speaker's Bureau of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical.