2024 Brain Health Academy Launches with Free Online Courses/Credits For Health Care Providers About Dementia Risk Reduction Tactics
The 2024 Brain Health Academy, a series of educational courses provided by the nonprofit organization UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, will begin on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The online courses are free of charge and are intended to provide health care and wellness providers with tools and resources to assist patients who may have or be at risk of developing Alzheimer disease (AD) and related dementias. Additionally, through the American Society on Aging, individuals who participate in Brain Health Academy courses may receive continuing education (CE) credits.
The Brain Health Academy first offered its educational programs in 2022. The free sessions are each 1 hour in duration and will be recorded and available online for 60 days after the live presentation to enable on-demand viewing and reviewing. Participants must preregister online to take part in the sessions.
This year, with a focus on healthy lifestyle habits, the Brain Health Academy is offering courses on the following topics:
- Cognitive training and dementia
- Social isolation, loneliness, and dementia
- Food and dementia
- Brain injury and dementia
- Physical activity and dementia
- Risk reduction and dementia
After completing the academy, 63% of healthcare providers indicated that the courses changed how they supported patients.
George Vradenburg, Chairman and Co-Founder of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s said, “with educational programs like the Brain Health Academy, we can empower health care professionals to better serve those whom they serve by counseling them about the importance of promoting and protecting their brain health and reducing their risk of developing brain disease.”
Brain Health Academy courses are provided in collaboration with the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Society on Aging, AARP, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Heart Association, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Eisai, Humana, the Physical Activity Alliance, Trivity Health, and USAging.