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Module XV - A, B, C & D: Brain Fitness and Memory Maintenance

Module XV (A)

Upon completion of this module, the participants will:

  • Evaluate genetic markers for memory loss
  • Understand the role that toxins have in memory loss
  • Appreciate how exercise helps maintain cognition
  • Learn commonly used medications that may cause memory loss
  • Identify nutrients that help maintain memory and focus
  • Comprehend exercises that help maintain memory
  • Learn cognitive testing
  • Understand the affect that psychotropic and pain medications have on memory
  • Understand the role recreational drugs have on memory loss
  • Value the role sex hormones have in maintaining memory and focus including pregnenolone, estrogens, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA
  • Learn how optimal thyroid function helps maintain memory and focus
  • Understand how stress affects memory
  • Comprehend the role that insulin dysfunction plays in memory loss
  • Learn the risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
  • Recognize the effects of fluoride on the brain
  • Know elevated plasma homocysteine levels are a risk factor for dementia
  • Understand the value of sleep hygiene and its affect on memory
  • Realize the key role stress has on cognition
  • Understand the relationship between health status and cognitive functioning
  • Identify the fatty acids that aid in memory maintenance
  • Understand the role that inflammation plays in memory loss
  • Learn that level of education affects memory
  • Understand that intake of foods that the patient is allergic to can affect cognition
  • Learn that dysbiosis can affect memory
  • Identify toxic metals that can affect cognition
  • Understand the role neurotransmitters have on memory
  • Learn the parts of the brain that affect memory

Module XV (B)

Upon completion of this module, the participants will:

  • Know the critical history questions to ask in the evaluation of a patient with memory loss.
  • Know what cognitive testing should be performed in the basic evaluation of a patient with memory loss.
  • Know what laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic tests should be obtained in the evaluation of a patient with memory loss.
  • Identify the risk factors that are associated with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Understand the pathology and pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Know the symptoms and signs of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Learn to diagnose all-cause dementia using the new NIA-AA criteria.
  • Learn to diagnose Alzheimer's dementia using the new NIA-AA criteria.
  • Learn to diagnose mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease using the new NIA-AA criteria.
  • Learn to screen patients for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and mild cognitive impairment using cognitive tests.
  • Learn to screen patients for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and mild cognitive impairment using caregiver questionnaires.
  • Know the appropriate next steps to take when a patient screens positive or negative.
  • Distinguish between normal aging and mild cognitive impairment.
  • Identify the characteristic pattern of history common in Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease.
  • Identify the characteristic pattern of cognitive deficits on neuropsychological tests due to Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease.
  • Identify the characteristic pattern of laboratory and imaging studies observed in Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease.
  • Understand the mechanism of action and use of the cholinesterase inhibitors.
  • Understand the mechanism of action and use of memantine.
  • Understand the rationale for the development of the next generation of medications to treat Alzheimer's disease.
  • Learn to diagnose common dementias.
  • Learn how to treat common dementias.
  • Recognize uncommon causes of memory loss and dementia.
  • Identify the characteristic pattern of memory loss in depression and how it differs from normal aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Identify the characteristic pattern of dementia with Lewy bodies.
  • Identify the common characteristic patterns of vascular dementia.
  • Identify the three common characteristic patterns of frontotemporal dementia.
  • Learn to use cholinesterase inhibitors to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Learn to use memantine to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Learn to use cholinesterase inhibitors to treat patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (Parkinson's disease dementia).
  • Distinguish between mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, and depression.
  • Distinguish between Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.
  • Distinguish between vascular dementia and other causes of dementia.
  • Distinguish the three common types of frontotemporal dementia from other causes of dementia.
  • Recognize common behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer's dementia.
  • Recognize common behavioral and psychological symptoms of other forms of dementia.
  • Learn to use pharmacotherapy to treat common behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
  • Learn to counsel families in the use of non-pharmacological methods to treat common behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
  • Learn to evaluate patients at risk for accidents during driving and to counsel families regarding how to mitigate that risk.
  • Learn to counsel families regarding basic legal and financial issues related to dementia.
  • Understand the episodic memory system.
  • Understand the semantic memory system.
  • Understand the procedural memory system.
  • Understand which memory systems are affected by Alzheimer's disease.
  • Understand which causes of memory loss and dementia affect the episodic memory system.
  • Understand which causes of memory loss and dementia affect the semantic memory system.
  • Understand which causes of memory loss and dementia affect the procedural memory system.
  • Learn to use pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods to treat behavioral & psychological symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
  • Learn to use pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods to treat behavioral & psychological symptoms in patients with other forms of dementia.
  • Know when to refer a patient to a specialist or an inpatient setting.
  • Learn to treat all cognitive symptoms of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other causes of memory loss and dementia.
  • Learn to treat all behavioral and psychological symptoms of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other causes of memory loss and dementia.
  • Learn to counsel families on all aspects of care of patients with memory loss and dementia.
  • Learn to diagnose and treat all aspects of patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
  • Learn to diagnose and treat all aspects of patients with other causes of memory loss and dementia.
  • Know when to refer patients to a specialized diagnostic or treatment clinic.

Module XV (C)

Upon completion of this module, the participants will:

  • 9 principles of integrative neuropsychiatry.
  • The functions, problems and treatment of 7 brain systems.
  • How to subtype ADD, anxiety, depression, addictions, obesity and aggression based on a brain system approach.
  • The practical role of neuroimaging in clinical practice, including indications of when to order them.
  • 50 cases to learn how to read brain SPECT scans.
  • The rational use of supplements in brain fitness.
  • Lifestyle interventions to boost overall brain fitness.
  • Understanding the role of various forms of psychotherapy, including hypnosis, cognitive therapy, EMDR and DBT.
  • A basic knowledge of innovative treatments, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation, neuro-feedback, light therapy and acupuncture.
  • Specific steps to decrease the risk for Alzheimer?s and related dementias.

Module XV (D)

Upon completion of this module, the participants will:

  • Review clinical trials on nutrients that help preserve cognitive function
  • Learn how good sleep hygiene helps maintain memory
  • Understand the role that exercise and physical activity have in preserving memory
  • Learn which nutritional deficiencies can lead to memory loss
  • Recognize potential future neuroprotective therapies for neurodegenerative disorders and stroke
  • Study creative engagement and how it helps support resilience and neuroprotection
  • Learn a road map for healthy brain aging
  • Review how cardiovascular risk factors and cerebrovascular disease burden is associated with memory loss including hypertension, obesity, smoking, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, depression, and hyperhomocysteinemia
  • Learn new treatment modalities to prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in relationship to memory maintenance
  • Acquire knowledge on the effect that head injury, alcohol, and environmental toxins have on memory
  • Discover preventative measures and treatments for patients with head injuries, excessive alcohol intake, and exposure to environmental toxins
  • Study optimal foods for patients to eat that help with brain fitness
  • Review the role that excitotoxins play in memory loss and how to prevent exposure
  • Learn brain exercises to maintain and improve memory
  • Review the role that excessive sugar intake has on the genesis of cognitive decline
  • Discover the part that allergies may play in memory loss and how to treat them effectively
  • Recognize medications that can cause cognitive decline and how to decrease their side effects
  • Learn the role that stress plays in memory loss and new therapies to help the patient manage stress