Core professional and guideline resources
National Institute on Aging – Alzheimer’s & Related Dementias Resources for Professionals – Web address: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/health-care-professionals-information/alzheimers-and-related-dementias-resources – U.S. government resource hub with tools for assessing, diagnosing, and managing cognitive impairment, plus patient and caregiver education materials suitable for primary care and internal medicine practices.
Alzheimer’s Association – Diagnostic Criteria & Guidelines – Web address: https://www.alz.org/research/for_researchers/diagnostic-criteria-guidelines – Summarizes NIA–Alzheimer’s Association diagnostic and staging criteria for Alzheimer’s disease, including preclinical, MCI due to Alzheimer’s, and dementia stages, which can be linked as background for your diagnostic approach section.
Alzheimers.gov – Web address: https://www.alzheimers.gov – Federal one‑stop site that aggregates information on diagnosis, treatment options, care planning, and support services for patients and caregivers; useful as an outbound link from an internal medicine dementia/Alzheimer’s page.
Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Update for Health Care Practitioners (NCBI) – Web address: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3776389/ – Open‑access review article outlining epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of Alzheimer’s, appropriate as a “for clinicians” reference link on a professional resources section.
Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease (NCBI) – Web address: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10310649/ – Systematic review summarizing existing screening, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring guidelines across the Alzheimer’s continuum; helpful if you want to reference evidence‑based practice recommendations on your site.
Patient education and caregiver support
Alzheimer’s Association – Training & Education Center – Web address: https://training.alz.org – Offers 24/7 online education modules on dementia and Alzheimer’s for caregivers and families, which can be linked from your site’s “resources” section to support newly diagnosed patients and care partners.
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) – Web address: https://alzfdn.org – Nonprofit site with Alzheimer’s and dementia information, a helpline, virtual memory screening programs, and online training that you can recommend to families seeking support services.
Advocate Memory Center – Alzheimer’s & Dementia Online Resources – Web address: https://www.advocatehealth.com/health-services/advocate-memory-center/patient-family-resources/online-resources – Curated list of trusted Alzheimer’s and dementia websites (including Alzheimers.gov and the Alzheimer’s Association) that can inspire how you structure a “recommended links” section for your own practice.
Practical clinical/primary‑care–oriented content
The Doctors Company – Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: What Healthcare Practitioners Need to Know – Web address: https://www.thedoctors.com/articles/alzheimers-disease-and-dementia-what-healthcare-practitioners-need-to-know/ – Clinician‑focused article on early recognition, diagnostic work‑up, risk management, and follow‑up systems in Alzheimer’s, suitable as a reference for an internal medicine audience.
Mass General Brigham – National Guidelines for Evaluating Patients with Suspected Alzheimer’s Disease – Web address: https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/press-releases/national-guidelines-for-evaluating-suspected-alzheimers-disease (news/guideline summary) – Describes new national recommendations for diagnostic evaluation of suspected Alzheimer’s, including stepwise assessment and communication practices, which can be mentioned or linked from a professional information section of your website.