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Poor nutrition is a major health problem that affects every part of the body, including the brain. In fact, it is among the top risk factors for dementia. This course provides strategies to assess diet quality and use that information to help individuals make healthy dietary modifications to build cognitive resilience.

Physical inactivity is one of the known modifiable risk factors for dementia. People who are physically active are less likely to experience a decline in their mental function and have a lowered risk of developing dementia. This course moves from knowledge to application by providing actionable guidance and tools to help providers effectively address this opportunity with patients and families.

It’s no secret that sleep is important and most Americans don’t get enough of it. So, how can healthcare professionals work with patients and clients to prioritize sleep and stick to a long-term plan? Learn about the association between sleep and dementia, effective screening tools, and strategies to optimize quality sleep.

Throughout the pandemic we have seen the impact of loneliness and social isolation have had on people’s mental health. Studies also show loneliness and social isolation are also risk factors for cognitive decline. This course will cover validated tools to assess social activity and loneliness and provide intervention strategies to improve mental health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.

People of color run a significantly higher risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. This introductory overview helps participants understand the factors behind brain health inequities and provides health and wellness professionals with actionable guidance and resources to implement culturally competent risk modification strategies with the people and communities they serve.

Discover your inner strength as a healthcare professional, gain inspiration to unite with your peers, and learn how to drive positive change within the healthcare system. Together, we'll delve into the critical topics of health equity and accessibility and empower you with actionable insights to create a more functional and inclusive healthcare ecosystem. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative conversation that can reshape the future of healthcare.

Gain knowledge on how to improve the patient and clinician experience and earn up to 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Empathetics self-paced online courses are based on extensive and novel clinical research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. The courses provide insights into how humans process emotions and teaches practical attitudes and skills to improve interpersonal communications. Each course includes video with rich and interactive content.

Empathetics self-paced online courses are based on extensive and novel clinical research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. The courses provide insights into how humans process emotions and teaches practical attitudes and skills to improve interpersonal communications. Each course includes a video with rich and interactive content. This course teaches medical professionals how to deliver bad news to patients and their families in the most compassionate and professional manner. Clinicians in multiple roles often need to communicate unwelcome information and doing this compassionately and effectively has profound impact on patient satisfaction. This lesson meets the criteria for 1.0 credit in end-of-life care.

Empathetics self-paced online courses are based on extensive and novel clinical research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. The courses provide insights into how humans process emotions and teaches practical attitudes and skills to improve interpersonal communications. Each course includes a video with rich and interactive content. This course introduces medical professionals to the neuroscience of emotions and empathy, and explains the difference between sympathy, empathy and compassion. It includes lessons for best practices for providing empathy in a clinical setting and practical and easy to implement tips.

Empathetics self-paced online courses are based on extensive and novel clinical research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital. The courses provide insights into how humans process emotions and teaches practical attitudes and skills to improve interpersonal communications. Each course includes video with rich and interactive content. This course explains the importance of empathy in clinician-patient relations. It lists the ways that providing informed consent during the pre-op conversation improves the patient, patient delegates’ and provider experience. The course also defines and provides the legal justification for informed consent and describes the factors that influence patient uncertainty and anxiety as well as identify facial expressions as a way to determine the appropriate, empathic response to patient anxiety and other concerns.