CCO Neuroscience Podcast

Cognitive Conversations: Brain Health in Neurology

Episode Summary

In this podcast episode, a patient advocate from Smart Patients interviews dementia expert Alireza Atri, MD, PhD, on the optimization of brain health for patients in general neurology clinical settings.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Alireza Atri, MD, PhD, discusses his approach to patient conversations on brain health and provides advice to healthcare professionals practicing in community neurology settings, in a dialogue with Robin Martinez, a patient advocate from the Smart Patients online community. Supported by an educational grant from Lilly.

Faculty:

Alireza Atri, MD, PhD 
Chief Medical Officer, Banner Research
Phoenix, Tucson and Sun City, Arizona
Director, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
Sun City, Arizona

Robin Martinez
Patient Advocate
Coordinator of Online Communities
Website Administration
Smart Patients Inc.
Denver, Colorado

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Alzheimer’s Association: DETeCD-ADRD Clinical Practice Guidelines for Specialty Care 
  https://bit.ly/4kqtYt5
• American Geriatrics Society: 2023 Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults 
  https://bit.ly/44zN8qG
• MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) : [Link to: https://mocacognition.com/]

Link to obtain CME/CE credit: 
https://bit.ly/44khuP5

Link to Brain Health Hub with additional educational activities:
https://bit.ly/4kziu6T