brainXchange Webinar

Event Date: Jun 20, 2013



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Dr. Christopher Patterson, professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine at McMaster University and past Chief of Geriatric Services at Hamilton Health Sciences guides you through the new Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD4) 2012 guidelines and how these guidelines impact Early Detection, Assessment and Treatment of differential diagnosis.

This presentation addresses the various forms of dementia including:  probable Alzheimer's disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), Parkinson disease dementia (PDD), Fronto-temporal dementia (FTD), Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), Rapidly progressing and Early onset dementias.  It also examines screening and diagnosis processes in relation to the new guidelines, as well as identifies high risk populations and critical screening tests.

This event took place on June 20th, 2013.  Click on the link below to watch a recording of this webinar: Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD4) 2012: Part 2 - Early detection, assessment an from CDRAKE on Vimeo.
 


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Dr. Christopher Patterson, Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine at McMaster University and past Chief of Geriatric Services at Hamilton Health Sciences