Update on Assessment and Management of Alzheimer ’s Disease
The field of Alzheimer’s Disease research is rapidly evolving. Dr. Charles DeCarli, Director of UC Davis’ Alzheimer’s Disease Center, provides an overview of recent scientific developments in Alzheimer’s Disease research and their relevance for clinicians. Topics covered include: the role of vascular disease in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease, assessment and management of mild cognitive impairment, and use of cognitive enhancers in persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. (Source: UCTV Presents: Health and Medicine)
Source: UCTV Presents: Health and Medicine - April 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: podcasts
The Green House: A New Model of Care
Residents, families, and staff say that Green Houses, based on a radically different model for long-term care created by geriatrician Bill Thomas, M.D., make warm, wonderful homes for elders. In this episode, Emily Schifrin visits two new Green Houses, in San Angelo, Texas, for elders with Alzheimer's disease.
(Source: New Directions in Health Care)
Source: New Directions in Health Care - January 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The Commonwealth Fund Source Type: podcasts
10 Things to Know About Alzheimer's
Sarah Balduf, U.S. News& World Report (Source: US News | Health Check)
Source: US News | Health Check - March 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: U.S. News & World Report Source Type: podcasts
10 Things to Know About Alzheimer's
Sarah Balduf, U.S. News & World Report (Source: US News | Health Check)
Source: US News | Health Check - March 30, 2008 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: U.S. News & World Report Source Type: podcasts
Paradigm Shift: Excess TNF-Alpha Emerges as a Key Therapeutic Target in Alzheimer's Disease
Edward Tobinick, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA, describes a promising new experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease. (Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com)
Source: MedGenMed Weekly Editorials from Medscape.com - July 20, 2007 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Edward Tobinick, MD Source Type: podcasts
JAMA: 2006-03-08, Vol. 295, No. 18, Author in the Room Audio Interview
Interview with Christopher M. Callahan, MD, author of Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial, published in the May 10 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. Primary care practices have standard protocols to offer a patient with Alzheimer Disease and their caregivers. 2. The quality of care of many geriatric syndromes, including Alzheimer Disease, can be improved by implementing a collaborative care model. 3. Similarly to many geriatric syndromes, medication may be useful, but it is not enough. Med...
Source: JAMA Author in the Room - July 19, 2006 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Alzheimer's in a petri dish
(Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments)
Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments - May 15, 2006 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: National Library of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Two Alzheimer's disease drugs and journalism standards
(Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments)
Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments - May 15, 2006 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: National Library of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
