Friday, November 3, 2023
Description
This symposium will focus on healthy aging and promoting brain health for those with and without dementia through diet, exercise, and sleep. The symposium will also share research that supports the impact of exercise, diet, vision care, oral care and hearing on brain health as well how neuropsychological evaluations can help in distinguishing healthy aging versus dementia. Participants will be equipped with information on lifestyle activities( i.e. early screening/early diagnosis, diet, exercise, sleep) that can keep the brain healthy while improving their quality of life and cognitive functioning.
This is a Virtual Event and the link will be sent to you via the email on your registration.
For pricing information, see pricing tab below.
Dates and Times
Start: 11/3/2023 8:00 AM
End: 11/3/2023 11:00 AM
Objectives
- Review dietary patterns and nutrition related diseases associated with age related cognitive decline (Inflammation, diabetes, insulin resistance, overweight and obesity).
- Understand dietary patterns that may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline and discuss proposed mechanisms related to pathophysiology (Mediterranean-type diets and the MIND diet, Calorie restricted diets and intermittent fasting).
- Understand research on the relationship between hearing loss and dementia.
- Understand research on the relationship between vision loss and dementia.
- Learn about pathophysiology, neurochemistry of the of neurocognitive disorder development and how to differentiate healthy aging from various stages of cognitive impairment and dementia.
- Learn about the importance of sleep and the interaction of sleep and memory consolidation process and how sleep disorder can be manifested as a reversible cause of dementia.
- Learn the modifiable risk factors of dementia and how to work on prevention of neurocognitive disorder in order to slow down the development of full-blown dementia and cognitive decline.
- Learn about the importance of early screening and early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and the new drugs recently approved in the treatment of AD - reviewing the pros and cons of each in relationship to quality of life and cognitive functioning.
Pricing
| Tier | Price |
|---|---|
| Social Workers (School of Social Welfare) | $45.00 |
| Physicians - Free | $0.00 |
| Other Healthcare Professionals - Free | $0.00 |
Speakers
Accreditation
The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CEUs
The Office of Continuing Medical Education is not responsible for awarding CEU/CE credits. You may obtain a letter of participation for hours of learning and submit it to your accrediting agency.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS SUNY Stony Brook’s School of Social Welfare is an approved provider of continuing education for New York State licensed social workers (#0050). 3.0 CEU’s