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Episode 12 of Dementia Care on Air is now live!
🎙️Episode 12 of Dementia Care on Air is now live!
“Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease in Diverse Groups and Implications for Treatment" with Charles Windon, MD, and Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, discuss new disease-modifying therapies that are available for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and their relevance to existing disparities in dementia care. Learn how we can promote equity and support healthy brain aging in this community.
Check it out on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and Amazon Music
https://www.dementiacareaware.org/podcast/
Podcast listeners are eligible to receive FREE CME/MOC, CAMFT, and CE credit.
UCSF Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System- Committed to Care Excellence
UCSF has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an Age-Friendly Health System- Committed to Care Excellence which is the highest level awarded for exemplars in the movement! As part of this initiative, UCSF has implemented a set of evidence-based interventions designed to improve care for older patients known as the “4Ms” – What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. Click here to learn more.
Congratulations to everyone who made this possible!
Inpatient Teams:
- AFHS Management Team: Stephanie Rogers, Brian Holt, Sasha Binford
- Executive support: Adrienne Green, Ralph Gonzalez, Sheila Antrum, Josh Adler
- Delirium: Julie Carpenter, Joyce Chang, Denise Barchas, Matt Aldrich, Tristin Penlan, Mendy Eckhaus, Ashley Thompson, Kendall Gross, Vanja Douglas, Sara LaHue, Rhiannon Croci, Cat Lau, Jan Yaeger,
- Geriatric-Orthopedics Co-management: Jahan Fahimi, Derek Ward, Matt Callahan, Deb Burge, Johanna Powers, Quinny Chang, Lee-Lynn Chen
- ACE: Megan Rathfon, Jennifer Miranda, Mailah Umali, Elizabeth Eckels, Giselle Kurywchak, Dorla Cantu, Vicki Jue, Yali Brennan, Candace Kim, Todd James, Julia Cremer, Leah Witt, Helen Kao
Outpatient Teams:
- AFHS Management Team: Gina Intinarelli, Christine Ritchie, Carla Perissinotto, Michael Helle
- Care at Home: Kevin Alcalde, Robert Aledo, Tom Baker, Marisa Guardado, Irina Kaplan, Patrice Stuerenberg, Raymond Wong, Rebecca Conant, Rebecca Conroy, Courtney Gordon, Meredith Greene, Mike Harper, Helen Horvath, Evie Kalmar, Laura Perry, Josette Rivera, Leah Rorvig, Emily Tsanotelis, Luz Verma, Natalie Young, Seth Robbins, Matt Tierney