NEW WEBINAR: Due to popular demand, the NCCC is offering an interactive panel discussion to answer your questions regarding the intersection of aging, cognitive health and substance use disorders ( #SUD ) in older adults! Learn more and sign up: bit.ly/4dqDPx0

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Law not loopholes: Medical aid in dying for those with dementia. #geriatrics #MAID agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

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New Podcast Alert! Dr. Anna Chodos & Michelle Panlilio, addresses the complexities of managing common dementia behavioral symptoms in primary care. Gain insights, practical strategies & best practices for creating a safe environment. 🎙️ Listen now: buzzsprout.com/2094714/143847…

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Yest my Dementia Care Aware team got a visit from Alex the Great (THE Bunny). We were SO honored he took the time to visit us & lower our stress levels. It was 90min of 'awwwww!!!'. 🧡💛🐰🐰🐰UC San Francisco UC San FranciscoGeriatrics

Same Sharon Brangman! You really said it all!

the moment i found out i’m actually an 86 year old woman:

Did you miss the Geriatrics Literature Update at the 2023 American Geriatrics Annual Meeting? Don't despair! It is now available for all to view. Learn about the most important advances in Geriatrics--mixed with music and humor

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Our new viewpoint in JAMA on #DigitalHealthEquity out today with Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH & Bob Wachter — a multi-level call to action. Looking forward to moving us forward on several fronts. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Dr. Krista Harrison (Krista Lyn Harrison) first authored a perspective in the NEJM titled, 'Toward Gerineuropalliative Care for Patients with Dementia.' Co-authors include Nicole Boyd and Dr. Christine Ritchie (@RitchieCS). #geriatrics #hpm nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Good grief. Not a single TED talk on aging has been delivered by a Geriatrician. None. Zero.

Lack of geriatricians in aging‐related national media talks - Liggett - 2023 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley Online Library agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

There is a colossal climate demonstration on September 17th, in NYC, with sister marches around the country, because on 'September 20th in New York, the UN Climate Ambition Summit will gather world leaders to commit to phasing out fossil fuels.' endfossilfuels.us

Love this!~New ‘Actiontrack’ Chair Will Assist Visitors with Mobility Challenges Explore the NorCal Redwoods activenorcal.com/?p=39827

'Our health system and its workforce are wholly unprepared to deal with an imminent surge of multimorbidity, functional impairment, dementia, and frailty. This is the reality that health care organizations and medical schools ...have chosen to ignore.'

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'We should be appalled that, on the final stretches of the road from life to death, we have allowed capital to set up one final toll.' Tyler Walicek Truthout #hospice #capitalism #CapitalismFails truthout.org/articles/for-p…

📅 #SaveTheDate Next Thursday, August 3 at 10 a.m. (PT)

The Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Advisory Committee will discuss capacity considerations, supported decision-making & other tools for persons living with dementia.

Join via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/84667427871

My heroes!

Powerful #DataVisualization from Eade Hemingway in Financial Times [paywall!] show the effects of income inequality on #longevity . Here's another:
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