class="pagetitle"> Senior Health
How is Your Memory? Evaluating Memory and Its Relationship to Alzheimer’s Disease
Presented by: Wes Ashford, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (affiliated)
Senior Research Scientist, Stanford/ VA Aging Clinical Research Center
May 19, 2010
Lecture Overview:
While mild forgetfulness affects most people as they age, serious memory problems affect your ability to participate in everyday activities.
See your doctor if you have concerns about memory and forgetfulness.
Alzheimer’s is a type […]
Alzheimer’s and Communication
Presented by: Judith L. London, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Author, Connecting the Dots
February 24, 2010
Lecture Overview:
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a long-term progressive disease that affects memory, intellectual ability, judgment, and behavior, depriving people of their independence and ability to communicate. Alzheimer’s accounts for 70 percent of all types of dementia, […]
Lifestyle and Safety Management
Presented by: Candace Mindigo, RN, BSN
Manager, Stanford Aging Adult Services
Stanford University Medical Center
October 28, 2009
Lecture Overview:
Diet and exercise are among the most important tools for maintaining health.
Keep blood pressure down by following a Mediterranean or DASH diet.
Keep your legal papers up to date and have copies located in one place so they are easy to […]
Navigating Adults Through the Health Care System
Presented by: Rita Ghatak, PhD
Director, Stanford Aging Adult Services
Stanford University Medical Center
October 29, 2009
Lecture Overview:
Factors that affect a person’s health outcome include social vulnerability, aging, acute illness, and chronic disease.
People are most vulnerable during care transitions, as they change doctors, settings, and treatments, or are discharged from a hospital.
Stay mentally active and set up a […]
