Dementia Education - Free CME
Recognition and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
AD Pearls
What is an AD Pearl? Click here to watch a brief video explanation. Each pearl is only $20 and offers .5 AMA PRA category 1 credits upon completion.
- Pearl 1: Amyloid in AD | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 2: AD Is a Common Problem | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 3: Dementia and Costs | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 4: Family Expectations | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 5: Barriers to Dementia Care | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 6: Pathophysiologic Basis of Drugs | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 7: Outcomes of Treatment in AD | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 8: Timing Considerations in AD Treatment | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 9: Caregiver-centered Outcomes in Dementia Pharmacotherpy | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 10: Managing Difficult Behaviors | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 11: Cultural Issues With African-Americans | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 12: Common Health Conditions and Dementia Risk | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 13: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 14: Dementia and Depression | Preview This Pearl
- Pearl 15: Driving and Dementia | Preview This Pearl
The following topics were all part of a conference called “Collaborating to fight Alzheimer’s Disease: Integrated approaches to Research, Treatment and Care Giving” held at the University of Virginia’s Darden School and Jointly Sponsored by the Office of Continuing Medical Education at the University of Virginia, The University of Virginia Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association, Central and Western Virginia Chapter.
Available Courses
- Healthcare Provider Course 1: Treatment of Difficult Behaviors: Pharmacological Approaches
- Healthcare Provider Course 2: Delirium
- Healthcare Provider Course 3: Sleep Changes
- Healthcare Provider Course 4: Creating Environments of Care
- Healthcare Provider Course 5: Alzheimer's disease in the family setting: Clinical features and potential benefits of treatment
This program was made possible by Geriatric Training and Education (GTE) funds, appropriated by the General Assembly of Virginia and administered by the Virginia Center on Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University.
