Alzheimer's: Concepts and Insights (NL1606)
Author(s): Claudia Moore RN, QPCM, CCM
Pre-Approved for:
Credit Hours: 14
Course Format
This course is online. All course material is available online and is accessible immediately after purchase from your account homepage. Certificate of Completion is available immediately upon passing the exam.
Course Overview
Course Contents
- Alzheimer's: Searching for a Cure
- Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery
- 2011-2012 Alzheimer's Disease Progress Report
- Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia
- Vascular Dementia
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Course Objectives
- Explain primary causes of Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease.
- Identify new areas of research regarding Alzheimer's Disease.
- Discuss the treatment modalities/medications used with Alzheimer's patients.
- Explain the connection between genes and early-onset Alzheimer's Disease.
- Describe basic, clinical, behavioral, and social research in Alzheimer's disease.
- Discuss research aimed at finding ways to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease.
- Define and discuss clinical and treatment modalities related to:
a. Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia,
b. Vascular Dementia
c. Dementia With Lewy Bodies