January Webinar - Forget-Me-Not: How to Demystify Dementia

Course overview

This webinar will delve into basic gross anatomy and physiology of the human brain, using "The Snipes/Fidler Technique" to identify neurodegenerative changes in areas with predilection for cortical and subcortical dementias, from gross to micros diagnosis. We will examine Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and white matter diseases, frontotemporal lobar dementias, and Pick's disease, while identifying histologic and microscopic detailed senescent changes. Application of six (6) common IHC and/or Special stains will be discussed. From gross to diagnosed, the histotechnician will be able to identify their critical role in reaching a dementia diagnosis for the patient, as well as identify potential onset which may be helpful in disease management for the caregiver.