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ForwardCognitive Change on a Continuum
From early cognitive change to mild cognitive impairment to dementia, cognitive changes look very different from one person with PD to another.
This course will walk care partners through how to monitor for different stages of cognitive change, the impact medications can have on cognition, how to adapt to these cognitive changes, and when and how to seek help.
Syllabus | |
Your Experience with Cognitive Testing Monitoring for Cognitive Change Establishing a Cognitive Baseline Ongoing Cognitive Testing Your Role as Care Partner Take Home Tip: Your Role PD Medications and Symptoms Pause and Reflect: Cognitive Testing Medications and Cognitive Decline Medications and Cognitive Decline Care to Talk? Medications and Cognitive Decline Starting a New Medication Progressing Cognitive Changes PD vs. Normal Aging Mild, Moderate, and Severe Cognitive Change Stages of Cognitive Change Managing Cognitive Decline Adapting to Cognitive Decline Care to Talk? Adapting to Cognitive Decline Take Home Tip: Adapting to Cognitive Change Seeking Help When to Get Help Specialists to Consult Cognitive Treatment through the VA Improving Cognition Consultations Course Evaluation | |
Target Audience
This course will be most helpful for those who are just starting to learn about Parkinson’s disease and its impact on thinking and cognition or those who are beginning to notice subtle changes in how their loved one with Parkinson’s disease is thinking.
Learning Objectives
Our hope is that care partners who take this course will be able to:
- Recognize their role in monitoring for cognitive change in their loved one.
- Identify ways that clinicians monitor cognitive change over time.
- Understand when and how to seek help if they notice cognitive changes in their loved one with PD.