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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The ‘Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia’ online course is provided by the online education platform FutureLearn and is offered by institutions such as the University of Edinburgh and Brain Health Scotland. The online training will take four weeks to complete while the students are required to spend three hours every week.
The independent learning program is focused on the study of the methods and strategies to prevent dementia and other brain conditions by improving brain health and awareness. The students get the opportunities to know about the evaluation techniques that identify risk factors in their early stages.
The course instructors for this program are Craig Ritchie (Director of Brain Health Scotland and also a professor teaching psychiatry of aging at the University of Edinburgh), Emma Stevenson (Professor teaching Sports and exercise science and nutrition at Newcastle University), and Sophie Bradley (Senior Lecturer from the University of Glasgow).
The ‘Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia’ training accredited by the CPD certification service ensures free access and a course certificate for the eligible candidates after course completion.
The Highlights
- Online course
- Self-paced learning
- Four weeks course
- Weekly three hours
- Free course access
- Flexible payment options
- Progress Tracking
- Course Certificate
- CPD Certification service accreditation
Programme Offerings
- videos
- Lectures
- Course Steps
- Articles
- Progress Page
- Learners Network
- discussions
- Ideas Sharing
- assessments
- tests
- course certificate
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Futurelearn |
The ‘Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia’ training is available for the candidates for the program in three versions with specific benefits.
Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia fee structure
Free | Nil |
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Upgrade | ₹2,700/one-off payment |
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Unlimited | ₹6,500 for one year |
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Eligibility Criteria
Certificate qualifying details
The students who have completed 90% of the course steps and paid for the course training are qualified to receive the ‘Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia’ course certificate by FutureLearn.
What you will learn
The ‘Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia’ syllabus is framed to engage the students with discussions and development of skills to understand brain health. The course helps the students familiarise themselves with the following,
- The pathological practices that cause diseases leading to dementia and the knowledge of prevention methodologies.
- Analyze the recent techniques in research of brain health and clinical trial designs
- Evaluate the clinical and health practices of the public and individuals and develop measures to improve brain health along with assessing the influence of imbalance in health locally and globally.
- Risk factors, lifestyle changes, and behaviors.
- Role of risk prediction tools and health data in building personalized prevention plans.
Who it is for
The ‘Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia’ online certification program is designed for individuals who wish to learn about the strategies to handle the dementia epidemic and techniques to deal with brain health issues while detecting the risk factors and diseases. This online program benefits healthcare professionals by ensuring career development by enhancing their skills and knowledge of brain health practices.
Admission Details
The students who wish to learn about brain health and dementia prevention can join the course available on the FutureLearn website.
Step 1: Go to the course page on the official website of FutureLearn using the link
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-dementia-prevention
Step 2: Select among the different versions of course access
Step 3: Click on the respective enrollment link and the registration page opens.
Step 4: Fill in the details and complete the registration.
Application Details
The students should enter their name, age, and email address to register for the course or can sign in using their Google or Facebook ID.
The Syllabus
- Welcome to the course
- How does the brain work?
- What goes wrong in the brain to cause degenerative diseases?
- Week 1 summary
- Welcome to Week 2
- Risk factors for neurodegenerative disease
- Focus on: Nutrition
- Researching lifestyle interventions
- Week 2 summary
- Welcome to Week 3
- Disease before dementia: measuring early disease trajectory
- Research cohorts
- Capturing cognition
- Developing better drugs
- Deciphering data
- Week 3 summary
- Welcome to Week 4
- The diagnostic journey
- Brain health clinics: Healthcare services of the (near) future
- Thinking globally
- Prioritising brain health throughout life
- Week 4 summary
Instructors
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course is conducted for four weeks.
The course access is free for four weeks.
There are no prerequisites for this program.
The course is offered by the University of Edinburgh and Brain Health Scotland.
You can log in at any time and learn at your own pace in this course.