Alzheimer's Training Resources
TRAIN Provider Trainings (Recommended Trainings) for ADRCs
The DETECT Initiative in Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Optimizing Collaboration and Multidisciplinary Care to Facilitate Timely Diagnosis
Evaluate the burden of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including the process of prolonged decline in cognitive function
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1109602/live-event
Responding to Elder Abuse Victims With Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementias (Elder Justice Initiative Webinar Series)
Provide an accurate and timely diagnosis of AD to allow for early disease management and/or referral to specialists
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1086006/details
Examining Diagnostic Approaches to Dementia Care Through Use of Biomarkers (Enduring)
With advances in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research, it is now possible to identify people with brain amyloid with blood tests
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1103495/details
Recognizing and Managing Dementia in Primary Care
Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are growing in prevalence as the Veteran population ages. According to the 2016 VHA Dementia Steering Committee recommendations, the majority of dementia diagnosis and care management should occur within the PACTs.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1086464/details
Enduring Dementia: Enhancing Care for Veterans Experiencing Dementia
The purpose of this recorded, knowledge-based, geriatric training series is to provide health care teams with adequate knowledge and/or skills to appropriately manage common geriatric conditions and syndromes in older Veterans. A portion of these webinars will focus on the quality of care of older Veterans in Community Living Centers (CLCs) and the other webinars will focus on the care of older Veterans in Primary Care. This training is appropriate for health care teams.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1109699/details
Updates on Dementia: The Effects of Loneliness and Isolation on Health: Focus on Cognition
Recently it has become possible to identify the brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease long before serious dementia develops and medications are being developed to treat those changes; however, these treatments are not without risk.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1105394/details
Updates on Dementia: Novel Therapies for Dementia
Caregivers struggle to assist disabled dementia patients and supporting them. Society attempts to balance resources to reduce dementia in society with legislation designed to reduce risk.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1105395/details?activeTab=posts
Updates on Dementia: Complex Care
Caregivers struggle to assist disabled dementia patients and supporting them. Society attempts to balance resources to reduce dementia in society with legislation designed to reduce risk.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1105391/details
Added goals to the BOLD Act
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1105395/details
PACERS: Dementia and Driving
This training module and video will provide practical information that clinicians and health care teams can use in their work with older drivers with dementia and their families.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1085150/details
PTSD and Dementia
This is one series of 10 courses are designed to address key areas of PTSD that have the most profound impact on Veterans and active duty Service members.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1068871/details
PACERS: Identifying and Assessing for Dementia
This module will provide an overview of dementia warning signs and comprehensive assessment.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1070939/details
Ethical and Practical Issues in Disclosure of Dementia Risk Enduring
This program will help bridge the knowledge gap with what is currently known about ethical and practical issues in disclosure of dementia risk.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1103853/details
Geriatric Delirium: PACERS: Dementia and Delirium
This course will describe two of the most common neurocognitive disorders that occur among elderly Veterans, delirium and dementia.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1085133/details
Healthcare Planning and Management for Older Adults with Dementia
Case studies are a mechanism to obtain the most amount of clinically relevant information in geriatric care in the least amount of learner time.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1096045/details
Healthcare Planning and Management for Older Adults with Dementia
Case studies are a mechanism to obtain the most amount of clinically relevant information in geriatric care in the least amount of learner time.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1096045/details
BOLD PHCOE-DC’s Public Health Opportunities and Challenges of Dementia Caregiving - Minneapolis, MN - June 14-15, 2022 (Web on Demand) - WD4575-061422
This course offers continuing education (CE). CE certificates are not issued within TRAIN . In order to receive CE for this course, click the “Get CE” button below and follow the 9 Simple Steps before July 19, 2024.
https://www.train.org/wellaheadla/course/1104197/details