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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons | Dementia: Update for the Practitioner
 
 Introduction
 
  Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Karen L. Bell, M.D.
 
 Treatment Strategies for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mary Sano, Ph.D.
 
 Treatment of Depression, Agitation, and Psychosis in Dementia
Davangere P. Devanand, M.D.
 
 Recognition of Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Frontotemporal Dementia
Lawrence S. Honig, M.D., Ph.D.
 
  Neuropsychology of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Frontotemporal Dementia Penne Sims, Ph.D.
 
  Neuroimaging in Dementia
Scott A. Small, M.D.
 
  Genetics of Neurodegenerative Disease: Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Jennifer Williamson-Catania, M.S.
 
  Legal and Ethical Issues for Patients with Dementia
Daniel G. Fish, Esq.
 
 
Posttest
 
 
 
 
 
Accreditation
 
 
Reference List
 
 
Acknowledgements

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Introduction
 
This program will provide an update for primary-care practitioners, neurologists, and psychiatrists on the differential diagnosis and current treatment options for cognitive and behavioral disorders associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. This course will cover a range of issues of importance to practitioners, such as diagnosing and managing dementia (including mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, and others), genetic components and testing for dementia, and legal and ethical issues for patients with dementia.
 
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