UC Davis Continuing Medical Education
On this webpage, you will find videos from the UC Davis "You Asked For It" Grand Rounds series. These lectures provide updated information, targeted for primary care physicians, on dementia and Alzheimer's disease. These lectures are available for CME credit, just visit http://www.cmecalifornia.com.
Healthy Brain Aging
First Aired: 7/1/2009
59 minutes
Dan Mungas, Associate Director of the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, explores healthy brain aging. He addresses the diversity in cognitive aging, describes how the brain changes with aging and gives some strategies for healthy brain aging. (#16594)
Identification and Management of Behavior Issues in Persons With Dementia: Practical Strategies for Primary Care
First Aired: 3/17/2009
57 minutes
Behavioral challenges in persons with Alzheimer's Disease often lead to poor clinical outcomes and increased suffering for patients and families. In this presentation, Dr. Ladson Hinton, of UC Davis provides an overview of the range of behavioral problems in persons with Alzheimers's Disease and related disorders, the assessment of behavioral problems, non-pharmacological approaches to behavior management, pros and cons of medication use in treating behavioral problems. The emphasis is on current treatment guidelines and practical approaches for the busy primary care clinician. (#15983)
Improving Care for Dementia Among Ethnically Diverse Patients
First Aired: 3/10/2009
59 minutes
California's aging population is ethnically diverse. Providing culturally appropriate and high quality care to ethnically diverse older adults and their families is an important challenge for our health care system. In this presentation, Dr. Rita Hargrave presents relevant issues in the assessment and management of Alzheimer's Disease in Ethnically diverse elders and offers practicle solutions. (#15984)
Update on Assessment and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
First Aired: 2/17/2009
56 minutes
The field of Alzheimer's Disease research is rapidly evolving. Dr. Charles DeCarli, Director of UC Davis' Alzheimer's Disease Center, provides an overview of recent scientific developments in Alzheimer's Disease research and their relevance for clinicians. Topics covered include: the role of vascular disease in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease, assessment and management of mild cognitive impairment, and use of cognitive enhancers in persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. (#15982)