| Department | Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry |
| Minimum requirement for admission | MBBS with or without MD (Medicine)/ MD (Family Medicine) Handling Elderly patients with or without memory issues |
| No. of Seats | 25 seats per batch; 4-6 batches running together |
| Duration of the Course | 3 months online with weekly/ biweekly sessions followed by 6months contact and support post-certificate |
| Commencement of Course | Will commence from October 3rd 2022 |
| Fees | Currently No fees |
| Brief Description of the Course | The course aims to train the candidate in following: – Screening for DementiaBrief assessments for memory and other cognitive complaints Differentiate Alzheimer’s Dementia and Vascular dementia from other types of dementiaManagement of dementiaMonitor clinical status during follow upsPrescribing medications for DementiaAssess and manage associated behavioural symptoms Diagnose and resolve deliriumTimely Referral to specialistsPrevention of dementia in high-risk patients |
| Course Coordinator & Contact details | Dr Preeti Sinha, Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nimhans, Bengaluru preetisinha@nimhans.ac.in |
| Faculty | Dr Preeti Sinha, Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nimhans Dr. P.T. Sivakumar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nimhans 3.Dr. Vijaykumar S. Harbishettar, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nimhans 4.Dr. Krishna Prasad, Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nimhans 5.Dr. Ajit Dahale, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Nimhans |
| How to apply? | Visit the website https://learn.vmsnimhans.in to get more details. And fill the questionnaire. You would be informed shortly after that. |
| Selection process | The selection would be done based on the information given in the questionnaire. If minimum criteria is met, you would be able to take the course. |
