Provider Training
The KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center offers evidence-based training for healthcare providers covering current best practice in screening, diagnosis, treatment, and more. CME credit is also available for many of our courses — read more to find out what program is best for you.
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Empower health care providers to take charge in identifying and managing cognitive decline, meeting the demands of a growing health crisis with innovative collaborative care models bridging primary care and specialists.
Confidently Detect and Treat Cognitive Decline
This video series equips primary care providers with the knowledge, tools, and resources to detect, diagnose, and treat cognitive impairment while leveraging new diagnostic advances and collaborative care pathways. The KU Primary Care Brain Health Program Guidebook complements the videos with module overviews and key points. You can watch all the modules together or in individual lessons.
Key topics from our experts include
- Detecting, diagnosing, and treating cognitive impairment
- Using blood biomarkers to increase diagnostic confidence
- Using EMR tools and collaborating with the KU Memory Clinic
Watch the training video playlist
KU PRIMARY CARE BRAIN HEALTH PROGRAM GUIDEBOOK
Watch our pocket talks with topics reanging from sreeening tools, treatment options, behavior symptom management, anc common challenges in dementia care.
Providers, learn about biomarkers and the connection to dementia. CME credit available.
Leaders from the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center discuss best practices in screening, diagnosing, and treating various dementias. Students who successfully complete the session will learn how to:
- Select tools for screening for early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in a primary care practice
- Explain the importance of early identification of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease
- Identify appropriate interventions based upon the identification of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease
- Discuss the differential diagnosis of dementia and treatment options for the most common forms of dementia
- Discuss the currently available treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and their impact on the disorder
- Discuss major research advances that may lead to improved diagnostic, treatment, and prevention efforts
- Describe the application of patient empowerment features to interdisciplinary dementia support
Watch concise, 20-minute lectures by KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center experts. Gain practical tips for dementia patient care, emphasizing early diagnosis and tailored treatment. Learn to recognize cognitive syndromes early, manage medications effectively, optimize billing, plan proactively, and adopt a multidisciplinary approach for optimal patient outcomes.
Watch our past POCKET TALKS