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Digital Dementia MasterClass 1: on-demand
The Digital Dementia MasterClass on-demand is a new eight-module online educational programme from Neurology Academy, developed for healthcare professionals working across dementia diagnosis, treatment and care.
This digital MasterClass is designed to reflect the rapidly evolving dementia landscape, the programme brings together leading experts from across the UK and Ireland to explore contemporary dementia practice – from early diagnosis and clinical syndromes through to biomarkers, neuroimaging, management, advanced care, brain health and future directions in dementia services.
This on-demand MasterClass combines expert presentations to support practical application in day-to-day clinical practice.
What will the programme cover?
Topics across the eight modules include:
- Diagnosing dementia, clinical syndromes and Alzheimer’s disease
- Dementia subtypes and complex presentations
- Biology of dementia and biomarkers
- Assessment and neuroimaging in practice
- Managing dementia across the disease course
- Dementia care across different clinical settings
- Advanced dementia, ethics and end-of-life care
- Brain health, prevention and future directions in dementia care
Course structure
This is a flexible, on-demand course designed to allow you to learn at your own pace, in your own time.
When you join, two recorded modules will already be available for you to access straight away. New sessions will then be added monthly until April 2027, giving you access to a growing library of course content over time. You will have access to all of the recordings, presentation slides and other resources for 12 months once all sessions have been added.
You can work through the material whenever it suits you, revisit sessions as often as you like, and continue to access new content as it is added.
Who is this course for?
This programme is designed for healthcare professionals involved in the assessment, diagnosis and management of people living with dementia, including:
- Neurologists
- Old age psychiatrists
- Geriatricians
- Specialist nurses
- Psychologists and neuropsychologists
- Allied health professionals
- Memory clinic clinicians
- Trainees and advanced practitioners working in dementia care
Why join?
Participants will have the opportunity to:
- Learn from leading faculty in dementia and neurodegeneration
- Explore real-world case examples and practical clinical challenges
- Gain updates on emerging evidence, diagnostics and future therapies
- Develop confidence in applying learning to clinical practice
As with all Neurology Academy programmes, the course is independent, faculty-led and designed around improving patient care through education and shared practice.
Course cost and how to apply
The course cost is £420 inc VAT. To reserve your space on this course, you can pay directly online. Please click the "Register and pay now" button to complete our registration form and complete the payment process. Once your payment is successful, we will manually check your registration.
Please bear with us while we process your online account. You will be notified via email once the course has been added to your profile dashboard. This should take no longer than 24 hours (Monday-Friday).
*VAT is charged at the standard UK rate of 20%
If you have any questions about this course or would like more information please contact: events@neurologyacademy.org
Register and pay for this course
To reserve your space on this course, you can now pay directly online. Once your payment is successful we will approve your eligibility and give you access to the course resources.
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Prof Iracema LeroiProfessor in geriatric psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin & Faculty, GBHI
Dr Gregor RussellConsultant old age psychiatrist and R&D director, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Daniel BlackburnSenior lecturer and honorary consultant neurologist, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience
Dr Sean O’DowdConsultant neurologist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin
Dr Joseph KaneAcademic clinical lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Ed RichfieldConsultant in elderly medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust
Promoting prevention, supporting management
Led by proactive clinicians determined to see improvement in the way we prevent, diagnose and manage dementias, Dementia Academy supports healthcare professionals with the latest tools, resources and courses to do just that.