Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatrics Series: Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia, Part 1

Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatrics Series: Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia, Part 1
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
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Product ID: 20270

Abstract: 

This episode provides an introduction to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

For more information about the series, go to http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/fammed/ttmedcast/gerseries/default.aspx.

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Educational objectives: 

The listener should be able to:

  • Identify major risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
  • Distinguish between irreversible and reversible forms of dementia
  • List the 7 stages of dementia
  • Identify major signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease
Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines: 

This podcast episode is an MP3 file. It may be listened to on a computer with speakers or an MP3 player. It is available on the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center website, where an episode fact sheet is also available, or for download from the iTunes Music Store (search term: "texas tech medcast").

Publications from, presentations from, and/or citations to this product: 

Jones BG, Bickley LS, Dentino A, Prabhu FR, Martin C, Balmes M, Neilson R, Urban S, Nutis D. Using Podcasting to Teach Geriatrics to Third-Year Medical Students. Innovations in Medical Education poster, 119th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Antonio, TX, October 31-November 5, 2008.

Jones BG, Bickley LS, Dentino A, Prabhu FR, Martin C, Balmes M, Neilson R, Urban S, Nutis D. Using Podcasting to Teach Geriatrics to Third-Year Medical Students. Peer Paper, 35th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Savannah, GA, January 22-24, 2009.

Jones BG, Bickley LS, Ragain RM, McMahon KK, Prabhu FR, Baker LK, Chauncey, KB Samiuddin M, Ranin M, McClure S, Casner P. Using Podcasting to Impact Third-Year Students' Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Geriatrics. Poster on Research in Progress to the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Conference, San Juan, PR, October 2008.

Date posted: 
Mon, 08/31/2009
Date last updated: 
Mon, 08/31/2009
CME credits available: 
No
Has this product been peer reviewed?: 
No
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Contact person/corresponding author: 
Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones (betsy.jones@ttuhsc.edu)
Authors: 
Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones
Maria Ranin
Mohammed Sammiuddin
Creative Commons License: 
CC BY-NC-SA
NLM Citation:
Jones, B, Ranin, M and Sammiuddin, M. Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatrics Series: Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia, Part 1. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2009 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20270
APA Citation:
Jones, B, Ranin, M and Sammiuddin, M. (2009). Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatrics Series: Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia, Part 1. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved February 05, 2012 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20270