This specialization is the best option you can find to specialize in Dementia and update your knowledge in this field” 

Patients with forms of dementia gradually lose more and more of their abilities. For this reason, it’s necessary to provide them with more personalized and multidisciplinary care, with professionals who are able to adapt to any situation and who have the most up to date knowledge in this field. By integrating the vision of specialists in neurology, geriatrics, psychiatry, neuro-radiology, nuclear medicine and neuropathology we are able to offer exceptional specialization, which is complete and enriching.

Basic concepts will be taught in a developing educational structure by leading professionals in their fields, in both functional and structural imaging biomarkers as well as in neuropathology, including genetic counseling and neuropsychology. We never miss the opportunity to train students to be able to deal with the diagnostic process and the management of people who suffer from rapidly progressive dementia in its different forms. In addition, the student will be presented with real situations within which they need to make clinical and diagnostic decisions which are all the more complex due to their differential diagnosis and their therapeutic approach.

The theoretical contents will be reinforced by clinical-practical cases, educational videos, online tutorials, as well as support material, always based on the latest information in the field.

The postgraduate diploma in Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Lewy Bodies is an educational project committed to training high quality professionals. A program devised by professionals specialized in each specific field who encounter new challenges every day.  

After completing this TECH postgraduate diploma, the student with have sufficient knowledge to approach the management of people with dementia. From the first moment, they will know everything that comes with this type of disease, from its diagnosis, treatment and possible adverse effects to the importance of communication with the family members. So don't hesitate any longer and become a true professional through the latest educational technology 100% online. 

Do not miss the opportunity to take this postgraduate diploma in Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Lewy Bodies with us. It's the perfect opportunity to advance your career" 

This postgraduate diploma in Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Lewy Bodies contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical case studies presented by experts in dementia
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The latest information on treatment for dementia patients
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• A special emphasis on innovative methodologies in the field of Dementia
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

With this postgraduate diploma you will be able to update your knowledge in Dementias and, in addition, you will obtain a certificate from TECH Technological University"

The teaching staff includes professionals from the healthcare sector, who bring their experience to this specialisation program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its Multimedia Content, elaborated with the latest Educational Technology, will allow the Professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a Simulated Environment that will provide an immersive specialization programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Dementia with extensive experience.  

The audiovisual contents of this postgraduate diploma will allow you to advance quickly"

This 100% online postgraduate diploma will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while expanding your knowledge in this field"

The program in Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Lewy Bodies is aimed at facilitating the medical professional's performance with the latest advances and most innovative treatments in the sector.

This is the best option to learn about the latest advances in the treatment of dementias and make a qualitative leap of the highest level in your specialization" 

General Objectives

• Gain in-depth knowledge of dementia, how to diagnose it and how to treat it.
• Identify the risk factors and the possibility of prevention
• Enter the very versatile and extremely difficult field of dementia diseases
• Learn how to detect the early symptoms that could be a sign of this disease
• Explore clinical, motor, cognitive, dysautonomia and neuropsychiatric symptoms
• Know the different clinical presentations of the disease, some of which are first seen in a psychiatric consultation or in the form of neuromuscular or movement disorders before being associated with a type of dementia
• Learn the particularities for examining the signs and symptoms, both cognitive and behavioral, as well as understanding the therapeutic approach
• Train the students in the knowledge of the different assessment tools and cognitive rehabilitation used in various dementias
• Understanding genetically conditioned dementias and their inheritance patterns
• Know the different neuroimaging equipment and radiotracers available to evaluate the specific processes involved in neurodegenerative conditions with dementia
• Provide knowledge on the different imaging techniques used in the evaluation of patients with cognitive impairment, both structural studies with CT or MRI, and functional studies that can be performed with MRI or Perfusion and Diffusion studies, as well as functional MRI studies
• Know the indications and usefulness of each technique in the different causes of dementia
• Delve into the study of Alzheimer's disease, with emphasis on early diagnosis, as well as on imaging markers that allow assessment of progression and possible response to treatment
• Interpret the most important lesions which characterize the different neurodegenerative pathologies
• Know the main categories of rapidly progressive dementia syndromes, the most prevalent diseases in each one of these categories and the diagnostic algorithm to follow
• Learn to consider important aspects when assessing older people with cognitive deterioration or dementia, taking into account both the impact of neurodegeneration as well as the clinical evolution of people suffering from this condition

Specific Objectives

• Obtain sufficient training to be able to deal with the diagnostic process of Alzheimer's disease
• Learn how to use diagnostic biomarkers in an appropriate way
• Know the treatment of cognitive and non-cognitive symptoms, as well as the correct communication of the diagnosis and support throughout the course of the disease
• Gain knowledge of genetic assessment
• Address the diagnostic process of vascular dementia, its clinical phenotypes and its differential diagnosis with other types of dementia, both from the clinical and neuropsychological point of view
• Know the cardiovascular risk factors as well as their prevention in relation to vascular dementia
• Understand the value of structural MRI in the diagnostic process
• Understand the different aspects of the therapeutic approach to this complex type of dementia (cognition, behavior and non-pharmalogical treatments). Also acquire the ability to communicate a diagnosis and support a patient and their family throughout the disease
• Know the diagnostic criteria, the therapeutic possibilities (weighing up the risks and benefits of the different approaches) and the interaction of the therapeutic approach with the approach of other comorbid pathologies in these patients
• Obtain the appropriate training to deal with this complex and exciting disease

A unique, key and decisive training experience to boost your professional development"