From Awareness to Action: Changing Dementia Care Through Early Detection and Brain Health Plans 

Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Anna Chodos, the Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware, an organization dedicated to supporting primary care to improve dementia detection and care, and a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF. Her clinical work is in outpatient specialty care in geriatrics and dementia care, and her academic work is focused on understanding the unmet needs of older adults who are seen in primary care in the safety net, especially those who are living with dementia. 

• Learn:

• Why is it important to discuss cognitive health with doctors early?

• How can people start this conversation with their doctors?

• What are some key factors that can reduce the risk of dementia?

• What are some ways people can offer support to loved ones with dementia?

• How can doctors improve elder care by educating families about dementia care?

• Are there ways a family can communicate with the doctor of their loved one?

• Should families share resources they find helpful with their doctors, and if so, why?

 

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