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Confronting Dementia
Confronting Dementia brings you to the front lines of the fight against dementia. We want listeners to understand the latest in dementia science and how to deal with dementia on a daily basis. Episodes alternate between interviews with dementia experts and interviews with experienced caregivers discussing best practices in dementia care. Hosted by Travis Urban MD, Associate Medical Director of the Ray Dolby Brain Health Center part of CPMC and Sutter Health in San Francisco, and Rachel Main…
Episodes
- Confronting Dementia
Research Update: Alzheimer's Disease
In episode 8, we sit down with Ray Dolby Brain Health Center Medical Director Armen Moughamian MD PhD to discuss the latest research and headlines in…
- Confronting Dementia
Vascular Dementia 101
I sit down with Dolby Brain Health Center neurologist Dr. Austin Momii (trained in both stroke neurology and cognitive neurology) to discuss what vascular…
- Confronting Dementia
Communicating Better with People with Dementia
As our loved ones' cognitive abilities change over time, we have to change how we communicate to help them navigate through their day and to show we care. In…
- Confronting Dementia
Caregiving in Early Stage Dementia
Experienced caregivers Richard Mendelsohn, Susan Morenstein, and David Benjamin discuss their experiences caring for their loved one in early stage Alzheimer's…
- Confronting Dementia
Social Work in Dementia Care
The care of dementia patients is often long and complex. Families have to navigate changing interpersonal dynamics with their loved one, planning for the…
- Confronting Dementia
Anti Amyloid Antibodies to Slow Alzheimer's Disease
First fully approved by the FDA in 2023, anti amyloid antibodies (lecanemab and donanemab) are the first class of medicines to definitively slow the…
- Confronting Dementia
My partner has Alzheimer's. Now what?
This week we sit down for our first care partner episode with Rachel Main, Alzheimer's Association Family Support Coordinator, and experienced care partners…
- Confronting Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease 101
Welcome to the Confronting Dementia podcast! For our first episode, we sit down with Dr. Armen Moughamian MD, PhD Medical Director of Sutter Health’s Ray Dolby…