Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery

Target audience and instructional level of this course: intermediate

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery

National Institute on Health

Course Description:

Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with AD, symptoms first appear after age 60. AD is caused by a disease that affects the brain. In the absence of disease, the human brain often can function well into the 10th decade of life. Not so long ago, we were not able to do much for people with AD. Today, that situation is changing. Thousands of scientists, voluntary organizations, and health care professionals are studying AD so that they can find ways to manage, treat, and one day prevent this terrible disease.

Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery

National Institute on Health

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the health care professional will be able to:

• Describe long-term care issues pertaining to the aging population.
• Describe alternative arrangements for the elderly.
• Identify mental health issues to which the elderly population is vulnerable.
• Identify alzheimer's stages, activities of daily living, cognitive and emotional changes
• Assess the treatment strategy currently being used by physicians for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
• Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.

Anne Brown Rodgers, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina
Published by National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Health

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