Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah
June 30, 2022
You have a patient with dementia severe enough that she cannot recognize relatives. She falls and breaks her hip. Should…
Meaningful Activities: Podcast with Anna Oh and Theresa Allison
October 28, 2021
Most studies in geriatrics have used metrics such as survival time or disability in activities of daily living as their…
“Real world” eligibility for aducanumab: A Podcast with Tim Anderson and Marco Canevelli
October 21, 2021
The FDA label for the amyloid antibody aducanumab (Aduhelm) started off exceedingly broad, basically including anyone with Alzheimer’s disease, but…
Aducanumab (Aduhelm) for the Treatment of Alzheimers: A Podcast with Aaron Kesselheim and Jason Karlawish
July 29, 2021
On June 7th, 2021 FDA approved the amyloid beta-directed antibody aducanumab (Aduhelm) for the Treatment of Alzheimers. This approval of…
Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Super Special: Podcast with Anna Parks, Matthew Growdon, and Mike Steinman
July 15, 2021
In a new study in JAGS, Matthew Growdon found that the average number of medications people with dementia took in…
All things Amyloid, including Aducanumab and Amyloid PET scans with Gil Rabinovici
April 15, 2021
There are no currently approved disease modifying drugs for Alzheimer’s disease, but in a couple months that may change. In July…
The Problem of Alzheimer’s: A Podcast with Jason Karlawish
February 18, 2021
Where are we with Alzheimers? Are we about to see a revolution in how we diagnose and treat it with Amyloid…
Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision Making: A Podcast with Andy Cohen and Liz Dzeng
December 17, 2020
Surrogate decision‐making around life-sustaining treatments in the hospital even in the best of circumstances is hard. It’s maybe even harder…
Caregiving Boot Camp: Podcast with Zaldy Tan
December 10, 2020
“Diagnose and adios.” That’s the sad phrase that I’ve heard quoted more than once, representing caregivers’ sentiment of what it’s…
It’s Time for Comprehensive Dementia Care: Podcast with Lee Jennings and Chris Callahan
September 25, 2020
Chris Callahan (of Indiana University) and Lee Jennings (University of Oklahoma) have some righteous anger. Why do we have comprehensive cancer…