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AAGP 2026 Geriatric Psychiatry Board Review Course

Session 8: Neurocognitive Disorders

Ganesh Gopalakrishna, MD
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This comprehensive, high-yield educational activity is designed to enhance clinical competence in geriatric psychiatry and support clinicians preparing for the geriatric psychiatry board examination. Led by expert, board-certified faculty with extensive experience in clinical practice and education, the course delivers a structured review of core diagnostic and therapeutic topics relevant to the evaluation and management of psychiatric disorders in older adults. Through evidence-based content and interactive board-style self-assessment questions, participants will reinforce key concepts, identify learning needs, and integrate best practices into patient care.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the etiology, clinical features and diagnostics in the continuum from age-associated cognitive impairment to mild cognitive impairment to dementia.

  • Describe the clinical indications, adverse effects and effectiveness of cognitive enhancing medications and disease modifying treatments in management of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

  • Define the common neurobehavioral manifestations in dementia and use of psychotropic medications in the management.

  • Determine the scope of non pharmacological interventions in management of dementia.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to educate trainees about epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis and management of common neurocognitive disorders.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Ganesh Gopalakrishna, MD
Dr. Gopalakrishna, MD, received his medical degree from Bangalore Medical College in India. He completed his residency in adult psychiatry at University of Missouri-Columbia. He also received a masters in Health Administration at University of Missouri-Columbia. He completed additional subspecialty training in geriatric psychiatry at Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Gopalakrishna is board-certified in adult psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and addiction medicine. He has served as faculty at University of Missouri-Columbia and University of Arizona.

His research interests include administrative psychiatry, neurocognitive disorders and use of technology in mental health.

Financially Sponsored By

  • American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)