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Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Brain Aging: What's New in 2023?

Offered By: MassGeneralHospital via YouTube

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Course Description

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Attend a seminar presented by the MGH Dementia Care Collaborative featuring Dr. Brent Forester discussing "Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Brain Aging: What's New in 2023?" Learn about dementia facts and figures, cognitive assessment, the continuum of dementia, behavioral symptoms, and new therapeutics like Adivaxin MAV and Lacanumab. Explore protocols for caring for dementia patients, including how to care smarter, make a plan, and understand risk factors. Discover the importance of physical activity, Mediterranean diet, social engagement, sleep, and cognitive fitness in maintaining brain health. Gain insights into the diagnosis of dementia, differences between aging and dementia, and potential treatments like nicotinamide riboside. The presentation concludes with a Q&A session, offering attendees the opportunity to engage with experts in the field of dementia care and research.

Syllabus

Introduction
Presentation
Dementia Facts Figures
Cognitive Assessment
Continuum of Dementia
Behavioral Symptoms
Treating Cognitive Symptoms
New Therapeutics
Adivaxin MAV
Lacanumab
Protocols
Complete Family Guide to Dementia
How is dementia different
How to care smarter not to care harder
Making a plan for caring
Approach to dementia
Risk factors for dementia
Dancers
Dementia Risk Factors
Physical Activity
Mediterranean Diet
Keeping our brains active
Social engagement
How it helps
Sleep
Cognitive Fitness
Diagnosis of Dementia
Catherine Turner
Dr Forster
Study details
Contact information
Questions
Brain injury and dementia
Aging vs dementia
nicotinamide riboside
haloperidol


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MassGeneralHospital

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