(Bonus) The Check Up: What Are Neuropsychiatric Symptoms?
are you familiar with the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? Neuropsychiatric symptoms, or NPS, are emotional and behavioral symptoms that often go overlooked and under-treated in people with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. This month, the Alliance released a six-part educational series that breaks down these symptoms, explores treatment options, and empowers caregivers with tools to better navigate NPS. Today, we unpack these new resources and discussing why they matter to you, our listeners. Joining me is Katrin Werner-Perez, Director of Health Education and Programming here at the Alliance and producer of the series.
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Demystifying Intellectual Property with David Kappos
Intellectual property may not be the first thing we think of when it comes to equitable care, but it’s what drives the innovation that saves lives.Joining us to discuss IP’s vital role is David Kappos, co-founder of the Council for Innovation Promotion and a leading voice in health innovation policy.
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(Bonus) This Is Growing Old: The Check Up
In our first episode of This Is Growing Old: The Check Up, we reflect on our conversation last month with Natalie Kean, Director of Federal Health Advocacy at Justice in Aging. During our chat, Natalie emphasized the serious implications of proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP for vulnerable Americans. Around the same time, we also saw reductions in federal funding and staffing at the Department of Health and Human Services, further threatening health security for people living with Alzheimer’s and related diseases, and other chronic conditions.Today, we're checking in with Adina Lasser, the Alliance’s Director of Public Policy and Government Relations, to get an update on these developments, what the Alliance is doing in response, and why it matters to you, our listeners.
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Defending Medicaid, SNAP and Equitable Access with Natalie Kean
Medicaid and SNAP have long provided essential support for vulnerable adults. However, a recent proposal in Congress to reduce funding for these programs threatens to undermine equitable access to care for millions of older Americans, many of whom are living with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions.This week, we're joined by Natalie Kean, Director of Federal Health Advocacy at Justice in Aging, to explore the serious implications these proposed cuts could have on vulnerable adults.
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Charting A New Chapter with Alliance Board Chair Michele Markus
We at the Alliance are deeply grateful for our dedicated Board of Directors, who help amplify our mission. On today’s episode of This is Growing Old, our Board Chair, Michele Markus, joins us to share insights on the year ahead.
At this very moment, no matter where we are, we all have one thing in common—from the moment we are born, we’re getting older. The experience of aging brings each of us challenges as well as adventures. And if we’re lucky, our lives will tell a tale that we can share to help others on their path.
The Alliance for Aging Research has encountered hundreds of inspiring people in its quest to promote healthy aging and we want you to meet them! Join the Alliance as we interview these changemakers in our podcast, This is Growing Old. Stay tuned for new episodes every other Wednesday.
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