Diagnosis and Management of Vascular Dementia
UCLA geriatric psychiatrist Stephen Chen, MD, addresses diagnosis and management of vascular dementia. View webinar video »
Practical Tips for Traveling with a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease
UCLA psychologist Linda Ercoli, PhD, educates caregivers about the things they need to know when traveling with a loved one who has Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. View webinar video »
Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease: What Families and Patients Need to Know
Join UCLA psychiatrist Gary Small, MD, as he discusses early-onset Alzheimer's disease, its similarities and differences from late-onset disease, and what patients and families at any age need to know. View webinar video »
Addiction in the Elderly
UCLA psychiatrist Timothy Fong, MD, explores the most common types of addictive disorders seen in the elderly. He also reviews the signs and symptoms of addiction and what can be done to prevent addiction. View webinar video »
Difficulties Eating in Advanced Dementia
UCLA geriatric health expert Nancy Weintraub, MD, discusses difficulties that people with advanced dementia face when eating and swallowing. She will address options to deal with these issues. View webinar video »
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
UCLA neurologist Sarah Kremen, MD, discusses the symptoms, diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies, a type of dementia that causes a progressive decline in mental abilities due to abnormal microscopic deposits that damage brain cells over time. View webinar video »
Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behavior in People with Dementia
UCLA psychologist Linda Ercoli, PhD, educates caregivers about the causes of verbal and physical aggressive behavior in patients with advancing dementia. She introduces behavioral management techniques that can be effective in reducing and managing aggression. View webinar video »
Managing The Late Stages of Dementia
UCLA geriatric medicine expert Zaldy Tan, MD, discusses the common challenges encountered by caregivers in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Learn how to recognize symptoms and how to access available resources, including palliative care and hospice. View webinar video »
Frontotemporal Dementia and It's Complications
UCLA behavioral neurologist Mario D. Mendez, MD, PhD discusses barriers to care, best practices, and emerging therapies for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. View webinar video »
Falls Prevention in People with Dementia
Dr. David Ganz discusses the best ways to prevent falls in older people, with a particular focus on people with dementia. This talk is especially intended for caregivers who are concerned about their loved one's risk of falls and fall-related injuries. View webinar video »
Elder Law: Making Sure the Right People Can Protect and Care for Patients with Dementia
Attorney Marc B. Hankin discusses how to use a durable power of attorney, an advance health care directive and a living trust when someone is diagnosed with dementia. He will discuss what to do if the patient did not sign any of those documents while competent, the good and bad of conservatorships and how to preserve the patient’s independence as long as possible. View webinar video »
Que tiene que ver la enfermedad de Alzheimer con mi familia?
La enfermedad de Alzheimer es la causa principal de la demencia en todo el mundo. Sin embargo, mucha gente dentro de la comunidad Latina no sabe cómo reconocer las síntomas de esta enfermedad, ni tampoco como lidiar con ella dentro del contexto familiar. Esta presentación le ayudará a entender cuáles son los riesgos, la síntomas, y los tratamientos disponibles para enfrentar un diagnóstico de Alzheimer. También habrá un dialogo sobre el impacto del Alzheimer sobre el sistema familiar y la necesidad de crear una red de apoyo más amplia. View webinar video »
Dementia in People with Down Syndrome or Other Intellectual Disabilities
UCLA professor Linda Nelson, PhD, ABPP, Emerita in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, discusses the risk, signs, and management of Alzheimer’s disease in aging adults with intellectual disabilities, such as Down Syndrome. View webinar video »
Dementia: Special Issues Related to Ethnic and Racial Minorities
UCLA experts Xavier Cagigas, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and Lekeisha Sumner, PhD, ABPP, discuss the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and the benefits of early detection and treatment. View webinar video »
The Benefits of Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
Gary Small, MD, Director of the UCLA Longevity Center, discusses the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and the benefits of early detection, treatment, and risk reduction. View webinar video »
The 3Ds of Geriatric Psychiatry - Delirium, Dementia, Depression
UCLA expert Pauline Wu, DO, Health Sciences assistant clinical professor in Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, discusses the 3Ds of geriatric psychiatry. The 3Ds are the most common diagnoses seen in older adult mental health care and the symptoms can often overlap. Learn key differences between delirium, dementia, and depression and what treatment is available for each diagnosis. View webinar video »
Getting Help with Caregiving: In-Home & Residential Placement
Kathleen M. Van Dyk, PhD, UCLA post-doctorate fellow, addresses questions related to obtaining in-home help for caring for someone with dementia as well as placement in a residential facility. View webinar video »
Strategies and Meaningful Activities to Engage Your Loved Ones with Dementia
UCLA occupational therapist Kelly Thongkham, OTR/L, discusses activities and strategies caregivers can use to engage people with dementia. View webinar video »
Medications Used in Dementia: What Caregivers Should Know
UCLA Geriatric Psychiatrist Sarah Mourra MD, discusses of the variety of medications used in patients with dementia, their side effects, indications and benefits. She also focuses on information that caregivers should know. View webinar video »
How Meditation and Mindfulness Practices Can Help Family Caregivers
UCLA psychiatrist, Felipe A. Jain, MD, discusses diverse meditation and mindfulness practices that may help reduce stress, depression, anxiety and insomnia, and promote healthy relationships among family caregivers. View webinar video »
Driving and Dementia
UCLA psychologist, Linda Ercoli, PhD, director of Geriatric Psychology, discusses the signs of dangerous driving in patients with dementia, and techniques to get them to stop. View webinar video »
Caregiver Stress and Depression
UCLA geriatric psychiatrist Helen Lavretsky, PhD, discusses stress and depression in family members who take care of people with dementia. Dr. Lavretsky will addressed ways for caregivers to reduce stress as well as available treatments. View webinar video »
Research-Promising Therapies for Dementia Patients
UCLA assistant professor Joshua D. Grill, PhD, discusses research advances in understanding Alzheimer's disease and how they are being translated into investigational therapies that are currently being tested in clinical trials. View webinar video »
Management of Medical and Psychiatric Problems in Dementia
UCLA geriatric psychiatrist David Merrill, MD, PhD, discusses the history of Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia and the current available medical and psychiatric managements offered to dementia patients. View webinar video »
Surviving Caregiving
Linda Ercoli, PhD, Director of Geriatric Psychology, discusses caregiver stress and the variety of resources and interventions to help caregivers and family members better cope. View webinar video »
What is Dementia?
David B. Reuben, M.D., Chief of Geriatric Medicine,explains the different types of Dementia, how to make the diagnoses and how dementia is managed. View webinar video »
