Fun to see this overview of #brainhealth finally hit the press in #ClinicsInGeriatrics with my colleague, friend and rabble rouser @AlchalabiMd - Grateful for our leadership in @GWGeriPal@GWSMHS for making this text on geriatrics a reality! https://t.co/N8dAD9jTd2
Dear Medicare, hmm...$56000 annual cost for new #Alzheimers drug #Aducanumab when patients can’t get nutrition counseling, a trainer, or dementia care educator? What about thousands of $$ for amyloid pet imaging to confirm dx? 6 mil AD cases in US alone =#medicaregoesbroke 😶🤔😕
1/2 of nursing home staff are unvaccinated with the #COVID19 vaccine. On today's podcast we learn about #COVID vaccine hesitancy in frontline nursing home staff and ways to address it. #geriatrics#medtwitter
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Coming up WED 3/10: CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN DEMENTIA CARE - Talking #LGBTQ#olderadults & #healthequity w/ @GW_BrainHealth & @alszassociation feat @hillcv17, chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer, @sageusa's Tim Johnson & Mary House's Dr. Imani Woody https://t.co/RTqVN6xoll