CORE--EDUCATION

NYU-ADCC的教育和信息传递核心提供有关AD，MCI和与正常衰老相关的记忆变化的培训和教育，以将通过研究获得的信息转化为改善记忆丧失和痴呆老年人的诊断和护理，并扩大进行AD研究的科学家数量。该中心的目标是提高老年人及其家庭成员、卫生保健专业人员、社会服务提供者和研究科学家对认知和记忆问题的知识、技能和态度。ADCC的家庭顾问向护理人员和家庭成员正式传播有关记忆丧失和AD的信息， 通过社区讲座和纽约大学医学院的研讨会，以及非正式的，通过电话和个人互动。NYU-ADCC的专业人员为养老院，日托中心，老年中心和自然发生的退休社区（NORC）的工作人员提供讲座和资源信息和咨询。辅导员指导新的AD支持小组领导人和社会工作实习生。ADCC培训老年精神病学研究员诊断和治疗AD。我们在ADCC为受试者和家庭成员制作定期通讯。研究科学家可参加讲座、研讨会、辅导和参与与AD有关的研究方案。 教育中心定期举办研究座谈会，以促进AD研究所涉及的许多学科之间的交流。我们会继续进行这些活动，并会特别加强外展工作，照顾少数族裔和服务不足的长者及其家人。我们将通过讲座和现场培训，扩大对社区和机构中的社会服务和保健提供者的教育，包括紧急保健环境辅助生活设施和疗养院。为了尽可能广泛地传播信息，我们将继续为MCI和AD患者、家庭成员和专业观众开发书面和网络材料。

The Education and Information Transfer Core of the NYU-ADCC provides training and education about AD, MCI and changes in memory associated with normal aging in order to translate information gained through research into improved diagnosis and care of elderly people with memory loss and dementia, and to expand the number of scientists conducting AD research. The objective of this core is to improve the knowledge, skills and attitudes about cognitive and memory problems of the elderly and their family members, health care professionals, social service providers and research scientists. Family counselors at the ADCC disseminate information about memory loss and AD to caregivers and family members both formally, through lectures in the community and seminars at the NYU School of Medicine, and informally, through telephone and personal interactions. Members of the professional staff of the NYU-ADCC lecture and provide resource information and consultation to staff members of nursing homes, day care centers, senior centers, and naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs). Counselors mentor new AD support group leaders and social work interns. The ADCC trains fellows in geriatric psychiatry in the diagnosis and treatment of AD. We produce a regular newsletter for subjects and family members at the ADCC. Lectures seminars, tutorials and involvement in research protocols related to AD are available for research scientists. The Education Core conducts regular research colloquia to foster interchange among the many disciplines involved in AD research. We will continue all these activities and will also make a particular effort to increase our outreach efforts to minority and underserved elderly and their families. We will expand our efforts in education of social service and health care providers in the community and in institutions, including acute health care settings assisted living facilities and nursing homes, through lectures and on-site training. In order to disseminate information as widely as possible, we will continue to develop written and web-based materials for both people with MCI and AD, family members and professional audiences.