PPT-Dementia & Reducing the Risk

Cecilia Craig Education Officer Dementia Services Information amp Development Centre Alzheimers Disease 60 Korsakoff s Dementia Vascular Dementia 20 Lewy Body Dementia 15. Head, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, email . Keith.Hill@Curtin.edu.au. Gippsland Forum: Falls prevention for people with dementia (Sept 2014). Falls and dementia: . Epidemiology and interventions. 3 Information for patients Risk-reducing Risk-reducing mastectomyof breast cancer. It aims to answer some of the questions people have who are considering this surgery. choosing to explore this surgi Debra m. . barnett. , . md. , . dfapa. Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-. pinellas. April 22, 2016. IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH IN SENIORS. Known Risk Factors- Dementias. Age. Of those with Alzheimer’s, . Dementia Risk . David S. Geldmacher, MD, FANA, FACP. Patsy and Charles Collat Endowed Professor of Neuroscience. Aging population = More dementia cases. Adapted from: Hebert et al. . Alzheimer Dis . Assoc. Naushira. Pandya M.D., CMD, FACP. M.. . NaushiPandyM.DM. Professor and Chair. Department of Geriatrics. Director, Geriatrics Education Center. Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic . Medicine. Chris Perkins. Alzheimers NZ Conference. 04/11/16. Increased life expectancy. Challenge of diagnosing dementia. Risk reduction. Management . Life expectancy. Schizophrenia. Life expectancy lags by 12 years in women and 15 years in men with schizophrenia (Casey et al , 2011) Some others say 20 years difference.. David X. Cifu, MD Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integrations Professor and Chair, Department of PM&R Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Senior TBI Specialist, U.S. Departm Current Realities and Future Possibilities. Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine . Dementia Syndrome. Declines in 2 or more cognitive capacities. Normal level of consciousness and alertness. Civic Family Health Team. September 4, 2013. (based on a presentation developed by Dr. Michael Malek). (with liberal quoting from UpToDate). Disclosures. I have no financial or other ties to the pharmaceutical industry. Head of dementia services . Independent Nurse Prescriber. Steven.roberts@lpt.nhs.uk. . Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Aims of the Session. What is dementia?. The different types.. The risk factors?. Age (greatest risk factor). Vascular risk factors: HTN, DM, CVD, stroke, smoking, dyslipidemia . Genetics: apo E genotype (late AD), PSEN1, PSEN2, APP (early AD) . Recurrent TBI or head trauma . Drugs: . (opportunities and challenges). Advanced Research Fellow, . Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London. Conventional pharmaco-epidemiological studies. Numerous cardio-metabolic medications (e.g. lipid-lowering, anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive) have been linked to dementia risk. Hello Brain provides easy-to-understand scientific information about brain health.. http://www.hellobrain.eu/en/. brainhealth. /topic?id=brain-basics. Hypertension. Hearing impairment. Smoking. Obesity. . While some risk factors for dementia can’t be changed, there are many ways you can . reduce your overall dementia risk..  . Follow . as many of these . 10 evidence-based . actions. . as you can to.