Let’s relearn and reimagine how to care for people living with dementia. Dr. Anna Chodos, Geriatrician and Executive Director of California’s Dementia Care Aware initiative, brings top experts together to discuss clinical dementia care. Dementia Care Aware helps primary care teams to detect and manage dementia earlier so people living with dementia and the people who support them can live their lives with dignity. Check out our training programs and resources at DementiaCareAware.org Dementia Care Aware is co-led by the California Department of Health Care Services and UCSF.
“Tried and True” and the New – Insights into Behavior Management in Dementia Podcast
Dr. Anna Chodos, MD, MPH and Dr. Sandeep Pagali from the Mayo Clinic discuss different methods and tools to address Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). Click on this link, “Tried and True” and the New – Insights into Behavior Management in Dementia Front Matter, for additional CE/CEU information. After the completion of this activity, learners will be able to: Discuss methods and tools to identify, and quantify BPSD symptoms Review eviden...
2 May 2025
Understanding the New Diagnostics and Treatments in Alzheimer’s Disease Podcast
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, talks to Lawren VanDevrede, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at UCSF, as he explains developments the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease, how to use and interpret biomarkers, and what the new monoclonal treatments for Alzheimer's disease mean for practice and our patients. The link to the 2024 guideline for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis mentioned in the podcast is here. Click on this link, Understanding the New Diagnostics and Treatments in...
17 Oct 2024
Primary Care’s Role in Assessing Decision-Making in Patients with Dementia – A Medical-Legal Perspective
Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, and Caleb E. Logan, Staff Attorney at Elder Law & Advocacy, as they discuss the principles of legal capacity and how to apply capacity principles to situations involving medical providers. Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware Caleb E. Logan, Staff Attorney at Elder Law & Advocacy CE/CME Survey Watch the webinar, “Primary Care’s Role in Assessing Decision-Making in Patients with Dementia – A Medical-Legal Perspec...
30 Sept 2024
The Role of Hearing on Physical and Cognitive Health
Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, and Margaret Wallhagen, PhD, as they discuss the link between hearing and physical and cognitive health. This episode provides valuable information and best practices for supporting individuals with difficulty hearing, including how to get them hearing aids or appropriate correction.Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware Margaret Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF, FGSA, FAAN, Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing, Director, UCSF Har...
15 Aug 2024
Dementia and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Population
Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, and Elena Tsoy, PhD, as they discuss cultural and linguistic considerations for Asian American and Pacific Islander patients with dementia.Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care AwareElena Tsoy, PhD Clinical Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor, University of California, San FranciscoCE/CME/MOC Survey
14 Jun 2024
Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease in Diverse Groups and Implications for Treatment
Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH and Charles Windon, MD as they discuss new disease modifying therapies that are available for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and their relevance to existing disparities in dementia care.
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware
Charles Windon, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology UCSF Memory and Aging Center
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23 May 2024
Dementia and the African American Population
Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH and Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD, as they discuss disparities in cognition, diagnosis, and care for Black/African Americans, and how to address these factors to promote equity and support aging in these communities
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware
Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD, Neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center
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22 Mar 2024
Dementia Care Outreach and Education Strategies for Latinos
Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH and Serggio Lanata MD, MS, as they discuss providing dementia care and brain health education to Latino communities. Using San Francisco’s efforts as examples, they discuss specific considerations and strategies for engaging different Latino populations, such as establishing partnerships with community-based clinics to bring cognitive assessments directly into the community. Learn specific ways to reach and educate older adult Latinos on brain health topics to help build cognitive health literacy and improve dementia care.
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware
Serggio Lanata, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center Community Outreach Program
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26 Jan 2024
Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia, Part 2: Managing Symptoms
Join Anna Chodos, MD, MPH and Michelle Panlilio, DNP, GNP-BC, as they delve into the complexities of managing some of the most common behavioral symptoms of dementia in the primary care setting: “agitation”, challenges with bathing, and sexual disinhibition. In this episode, they offer practical strategies and tools for providers and care partners, shedding light on navigating these sensitive and often overlooked aspects of behavioral symptom management. Learn best practices for creating a safe environment both for the person with dementia and the caregiver while effectively addressing some of the most challenging dementia symptoms.
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware
Michelle Panlilio, DNP, GNP-BC, National Lead Dementia Care Specialist at UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program
For VIDEO resources on behavioral management, check out Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Videos User Guide (https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/geriatrics/dementia/caregiver-education/caregiver-training-videos)
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18 Dec 2023
Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia: Assessment and Initial Care Plan
In this episode of Dementia Care on Air series, Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware and Michelle Panlilio, DNP, GNP-BC, National Lead Dementia Care Specialist at UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program, talk about assessing behavioral symptoms of dementia.
Join us as we discuss how healthcare professionals and caregivers can identify, understand, and interpret the behavioral changes associated with dementia. Gain valuable insights, practical tips, and expert advice to help you provide compassionate care and support for individuals living with dementia.
Click here (https://youtu.be/jnKT7Qc3FUE) to watch the recording of a webinar on assessing behavioral symptoms on our YouTube channel.
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27 Oct 2023
Social Risks and Benefits of Cognitive Health Screening
In this episode of Dementia Care on Air series, our new host, Kathryn Eubank, MD, a Medical Director, Geriatrics Consult Service and MACE Service at San Francisco VA Medical Center and a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a guest speaker Sarah M. Hooper, JD, Professor of Practice at UC Law SF and Executive Director of the UCSF-UC Law SF Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy talk about social risks and benefits of cognitive health screening. This episode provides valuable information and tips for communicating with patients and caregivers about complex topics such as employment protection, advance care planning and access to long-term care services.
Refer patients and caregivers to legalaidatwork.org (https://legalaidatwork.org/) for additional information and free legal services and Work and Family Helpline: 1-800-880-8047.
Visit our website (https://www.dementiacareaware.org/) to take the Advance Care Planning online training, which identifies the purpose of advance care planning, and defines the three kinds of legal decision supporters a patient commonly needs.
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16 Aug 2023
Implementing a Brain Health Plan
In this episode of Dementia Care on Air series, our guest speaker is Ian Neel, MD, Medical Director of the Geriatric Medicine Consult Service at Senior Behavioral Health at the University of California, San Diego. He discusses the practical implementation of a brain health plan with patients and their care partners, highlighting the importance of evidence-based strategies. The episode focuses on three crucial pillars of promoting brain health: addressing polypharmacy, physical activity, and mental stimulation, including socialization.
This episode is for healthcare providers who want to delve deeper into how to implement an evidence-based brain health and actively seek strategies to enhance cognitive well-being of their patients.
Click here (https://youtu.be/fQ2ebN5e4vQ) to watch a related webinar, Implementing a Brain Health Plan - Evidence and Strategies, featuring Dr. Neel.
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17 Jul 2023
Employment Protection for Caregivers
Join Dementia Care Aware for a discussion on Paid Family Leave (PFL) and how opportunities can be increased for family caregivers to access PFL in California. Our guest speakers, Sharon Terman, Director of the Work and Family Program, and Katherine Wutchiett, Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Aid at Work, will shed light on the challenges faced by caregivers, who often feel compelled to quit their jobs when the person they support is diagnosed with a serious illness like dementia and they often don’t know that PFL is available to them. Learn how to empower caregivers to make use of this benefit to protect their income and employment.
Refer people to the Work and Family Helpline, 800-880-8047, or email workandfamily@legalaidatwork.org (mailto:workandfamily@legalaidatwork.org).
To learn more about PFL, visit legalaidatwork.org/wf
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21 Jun 2023
Adapting the Cognitive Health Assessment for Patients with Substance Use Disorders
In this episode, we are joined by two addiction medicine doctors in the UCSF Department of Medicine: Christine Soran, MD, MPH, assistant professor, primary care clinician, and medical director of the Office-Based Buprenorphine Induction Clinic; and Triveni Defries, MD, MPH, assistant professor, primary care clinician, and addiction medicine specialist.
We will discuss how substance use disorders affect cognition, how to adapt the cognitive health assessment for patients with substance use disorders, and how to incorporate a workup for substance use disorders in the next- steps evaluation. You will also gain a deeper understanding and practical skills for how to better assess older patients for substance use disorders.
Click here (https://youtu.be/wiuBMzuer-w) to watch a webinar, Adapting the Cognitive Health Assessment for Patients with Serious Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder, featuring Dr. Soran and Dr. Defries.
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14 Apr 2023
Working in the Clinic with Caregivers of People Living with Dementia
In this podcast, Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware, sits down with Wagahta Semere, MD an internist and researcher on caregiving in San Francisco, and Joseph Herrera, MSW, a social worker in geriatrics and a dementia specialty clinic working primarily with Latino patients in Los Angeles County. Together they will discuss the challenges of assessing and connecting in the clinic with caregivers of people living with dementia. The podcast delves into the importance of health care teams taking the time to assess caregivers’ needs, building relationships with them, and connecting them to available resources. The conversation also covers practical tips for fostering trust and the consideration of cultural factors affecting a person’s acceptance of the caregiving role as well as the need for self-care opportunities for caregivers. Overall, this podcast provides valuable insights into the practical aspects and nuances of working with caregivers in primary care.
Wagahta Semere is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco in the Division of General Internal Medicine, and Joseph Herrera is a social worker at the University of Southern California/Rancho Los Amigos California Alzheimer Disease Center.
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30 Mar 2023
Talking Cognitive Impairment and Living Alone with Dr. Elena Portacolone
In this episode, Dr. Anna Chodos speaks with Elena Portacolone, PhD, MBA, MPH, about her work understanding the experiences of approximately 4.3 million older adults in the U.S. (https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/alz.055783) who live alone and have cognitive impairment or dementia. They talk about how common this is, how we can detect it, how we can make the most of the "miracle" of making a diagnosis in someone who lives alone, and how to build a team around that person.
Dr. Portacolone is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Institute for Health and Aging at UCSF and a Pepper Center Scholar at the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UCSF. Some of her key articles:
On Living Along with Alzheimer's Disease (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30637409/)
Effects and Meaning of Receiving a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease When One Lives Alone (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5862539/)
The concept of precarity in older age in the US (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23561282/), and specifically, among older adults living alone with cognitive impairment (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29373676/).
Expectations of older adults with cognitive impairment of their relationships with health care providers (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32564681).
The Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Project's Policy Advisory Group on Long-Term Services and Supports (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35627558/)
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16 Feb 2023
Screening with the Cognitive Health Assessment
In the first episode of the Dementia Care on Air podcast series, Dr. Anna Chodos speaks with Dementia Care Aware’s lead on educational development, Dr. Josette Rivera. She will discuss the tool for cognitive health assessment, and explain how to screen your patients, and how to incorporate that into your practice.
Detecting dementia begins with the cognitive health assessment, a quick screen for cognitive decline, functional decline, and a person’s support system.
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Check out our training programs and resources at DementiaCareAware.org. Dementia Care Aware is co-led by the California Department of Health Care Services and UCSF.
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