Training Options

Public Training (Free Access)

Overview of Public Training

The public training option is a no-charge option available to those wishing to be trained and certified in the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR®) Dementia Staging Instrument. Trainees do not need to be clinicians; however, having a background utilizing clinical judgment will be beneficial. It is, however, expected that trainees who take the online training are already familiar with the CDR. Consider reviewing CDR related literature, scoring rules, and the Scoring Table prior to taking the training.

A certificate is automatically presented on-screen for those who pass the training. The certificate can be downloaded as a PDF. While the Knight ADRC makes every attempt to retain a copy of all certificates issued through our website, it is not always possible. Trainees should make sure to retain a copy of their certificate by emailing it to themselves or using a cloud storage service. Additionally, while certificates do not technically expire, the Knight ADRC recommends retraining every 5 years via the Refresher Training mentioned below. Note that clinical trials or other institutions with CDR raters are free to set their own retraining requirements independent from our recommendations. Always consult with your study coordinator/sponsor or institution prior to filling out an application so you do not needlessly take the wrong training.

Nearly all technical support problems related to training can be addressed by reviewing our Technical Support page for the training.

Training Paths for Public Training

The CDR Training provided online, referred to as The Brief Training and Reliability Protocol (BTRP), is an abbreviated form of the in-depth, in-person training conducted at the Knight ADRC. The BTRP provided via this website is divided into two different paths:

• Full Training
  • 10 modules: Overview of the CDR, 3 training modules, 6 reliability modules
  • Generally intended for those previously uncertified or certified more than 5 years ago
  • Each module’s interview video averages 40 minutes of playtime
  • Up to 11 additional remedial modules may be automatically assigned if necessary.
• Refresher Training
  • 5 modules: 1 training module, 4 reliability modules
  • Generally intended for those previously certified within the past 5 years but want/need a refresher in the CDR
  • Each module’s interview video averages 40 minutes of playtime
  • Up to 16 additional remedial modules may be automatically assigned if necessary.

Languages Available for Public Training

As of 11/30/2023, public training now provides CDR training with video subtitles in the languages listed in the table below. For clinical trials that wish to train raters in other languages than those listed below, please email webmaster@abraxaswustl.edu. We can provide a quote (at cost) for the language(s) you need to be added. The translation time can take several months.

Access to module-specific worksheets in the same languages are also provided as part of the public training via a Box link; however, a Box account is NOT required to access/download the module-specific worksheets.

Arabic	Finnish	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	French	Polish
Chinese (Traditional)	German	Portuguese
Croatian	Hebrew	Russian
Czech	Hungarian	Spanish
Danish	Italian	Swedish
Dutch	Japanese	Turkish
English (International & UK)	Korean	Serbian

Technical Requirements for Public Training

There are several technical requirements to take the online training:

• access to a printer for each module’s worksheet packet
• consistent download speeds of at least 1.5Mbps
• firewall access from your institution or internet provider to the streaming video provider; refer to the Public (Free) CDR Training and Firewalls section on our Streaming Requirements page
• firewall access from your institution or internet provider to Box for each module’s worksheet packet; refer to the Accessing CDR Worksheets section on our Technical Support page

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Private Training (Clinical Trials)

New, private training contracts are no longer being offered as of 11/30/2023. The public training option mentioned above now provides full access to training in the languages noted. Existing training contracts will continue to operate until the end of their contract period at which point all CDR trainees will be directed to the public training option.