Presentation Archives - International Association for Indigenous Aging

IA2 Featured in CDC Healthy Brain and BOLD Act Meeting Panels – Brain Health & Dementia

Dr. Jolie Crowder participated in a panel on Monday featuring three @CDC Healthy Brain Initiative grantees including speakers Dr. Beth Marks and Jason Resendez. Resendez, with USAgainst Alzheimer's, leads a project focused on African American, Black and Hispanic populations. Dr. Marks is leading a team focused on brain health for people with Intellectual and Developmental ...

Recorded Webinar: Resources for Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Watch the webinar recording to learn about resources offered by University of Illinois at Chicago’s ENGAGE-IL, an inter-professional, collaborative education and practice initiative to enhance the care of older adults. Presenters also shared ways health care providers and caregivers can benefit from these resources to help improve health outcomes of older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ...

Dementia ECHO: Timing of Dementia Diagnosis: Why is Earlier Better?

Dementia, of all kinds, occurs in all communities and is a chronic disease. With the proper tools and education, it can be diagnosed and managed, for the most part, in primary care. In this presentation, Dr. Blythe Winchester discusses risk factors, annual wellness exam, cognitive assessment, and care plan services including how to how to …

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