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Gitlin and Kales share tips for care partners of people living with dementia in NYT article

Posted on by Erin Luers

IMPACT Implementation Core Leader, Laura Gitlin, PHD, FGSA, FAAN, and IMPACT Pilot Grant Awardee, Helen Kales, MD are quoted in the recent New York Times article, “How to care for a loved one with dementia: 5 Expert Tips,” by Isabelle Taft.

The article highlights the challenges to family members providing care for people living with dementia and tips of support. Dr. Gitlin describes the importance of full disclosure about the course of the disease to help individuals and family caregivers prepare and stresses the need to check in on caregivers.  Dr. Kales encourages people living with dementia and their care partners to avoid the temptation for isolation and remain social.  Other recommendations in the article include establishing a caregiving team, seeking help from experts, and considering using technology that can help monitor loved ones.

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PR Newswire announces Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D to be honored as the 2024 Distinguished Ambassador in Aging by the Aging Life Care Association®

Posted on by Jeannine Sato

PR Newswire distributed a press release announcing that Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD will be honored as the 2024 Distinguished Ambassador in Aging by the Aging Life Care Association®.

Dr. Gaugler will be recognized following his keynote address “Alzheimer’s Disease Update: Testing, Treatment and Teamwork” on April 18 at the Royal Sonesta Downtown during the association’s 40th annual conference in Minneapolis, MN on April 18.

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IMPACT highlighted in NIA 50th anniversary blog post

Posted on by Jeannine Sato

The IMPACT Collaboratory is highlighted in a blog post by Lis Nielsen, director of NIA’s Division of Behavior and Social Research (DBSR), celebrating the National Institute on Aging’s 50th anniversary.

In the blog, Dr. Nielsen reflects on NIA’s developments over its first five decades and looks forward to opportunities ahead. IMPACT is featured as an example of one of the ways NIA is supporting efforts to understand and improve dementia care. Nielsen describes NIA’s work on aging from an interdisciplinary perspective, while exploring its growing research infrastructure using evidence-based tools to support the work.

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Karlawish quoted in NY Times article on proposed Alzheimer’s blood test

Posted on by Jeannine Sato

IMPACT member Jason Karlawish, MD, weighs in on a proposed Alzheimer’s diagnosis tool – a simple blood test. An independent Alzheimer’s working group is finalizing its recommendations for diagnosing Alzheimer’s based on the presence of amyloids in a blood test alone, independent of symptoms. Karlawish voices concern that the amyloid blood test is not yet ready for clinical practice.

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CareMobi app developed by IMPACT investigator Tina Sadarangani featured in Spectrum News

Posted on by Jeannine Sato

Dr. Tina Sadarangani’s CareMobi caregiver support mobile application (app) was featured in a national story on Specturm News. The CareMobi app is designed to help caregivers track patients health information, symptoms and other information needed to coordinate caregiving for older adults. The news feature describes how Sadarangani worked with caregivers, nurses, doctors and programmers to create the app, which helps coordinate a person’s entire care team. Several senior care centers are testing the app as part of a research study by the National Institute on Aging. The app is available in the Apple App Store and is currently free to all during the testing phase.

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IMPACT awardee quoted in NYT article on mild cognitive impairment

Posted on by Jeannine Sato

IMPACT Career Development awardee Andrew Kiselica, Tech-AiD, weighed in on the impact of a mild cognitive impairment diagnosis, and ways to manage symptoms and slow progression in a recent opinion piece in the New York Times. Kiselica is an assistant professor of health psychology and a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist at the University of Missouri. He commented on the possibility of new dementia medications and current risks and benefits.

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Bynum and Travison presentations from NIA ADRD Summit now available

Posted on by Sonya Sutton

Julie Bynum, MD, MPH, Core Leader of the IMPACT Technical Data Core and Thomas Travison, PhD, Associate Core Leader of the Design and Statistics Core, presented at the National Institute on Aging Summit Virtual Meeting Series: 2020 National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregiver this summer. The slides and presentation videos are now available at: https://bit.ly/3nreloY.

McKnight’s names Mor one of 40 notable newsmakers

Posted on by Sonya Sutton

As part of the 40th anniversary of McKnight’s, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Long-Term Care News are recognizing 40 notable newsmakers. Each week, the brands will highlight a new, high-profile leader from the past four decades. On Monday, September 28, they included IMPACT Collaboratory Principal Investigator Vince Mor on the list.

“Numerous top-flight academic researchers delve into nursing home care and policy, but few, if any, approach the track record of Vince Mor,” said the authors of the article.

Moe is professor of health services, policy and practice and the Florence Pirce Grant University Professor in the Brown University School of Public Health, Mor has been the principal investigator of more than 40 National Institutes of Health-funded grants during his 40 years at the university. Read the full article here.

Previously published installments of the series are posted here.