LIVE, Interactive Webinar Training – Connecting Racial Disparities with Increased Cases of Alzheimer’s Disease Among Black Americans  

2 continuing education (cultural competence) credits available

Course Description: Despite the progress we’ve made towards the eradication of racial inequality, racial health disparities remain. Recent studies have shown there is a higher rate of Alzheimer’s disease among BIPOC, particularly African Americans and Latinos, but why is this? In this LIVE INTERACTIVE webinar we discuss social and cultural competency in dementia care while exploring the potential risk factors that increase the likelihood of Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative disease. We focus especially on the effects of racial traumatic stress on the brain. Some of the factors, also known as “social determinants of health”, can lead to negative brain effects. Some examples of the social determinants of health are housing or food insecurity, educational disparities, medical discrimination, and daily racial microaggressions. Finally, we discuss how to incorporate these concepts into practical, every-day suggestions for your work. This course is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions, as well as case vignette discussions, and a Q&A session at the end.

From this course you will be able to:

1. Summarize the basic symptoms and risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease.
2. Discuss and describe possible effects of untreated, racial trauma among older adults with respect to cognitive health.
3. Describe the importance of screening for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among older adults.
4. Explain the term “social determinants of health” in your own words.

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