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Dementia in Practice
Playlist by Dementia Training AustraliaListen as GPs talk about dementia, its types, diagnosis, management, impacts and more...44 clip(s) in playlist
S5 Ep 2 Blood-Based Biomarkers in assessment of people with cognitive symptoms
In this special extra episode, our good friend from previous seasons, Dr Steph Daly returns for a cameo interview with Hilton, sharing her insights from being involved in an ongoing trial investigating the use of Blood-Based Biomarkers for the assessment of people with cognitive symptoms in the gen…
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S5 Ep 1 Dementia - More Than a Memory Problem
Our team of Dr Peter Silberberg, Dr Rebecca Moore and Dr Hilton Koppe share a discussion of the key components of our teaching sessions on the recognition and assessment of people presenting with possible impaired cognition. Show Notes DTA GP Web Page - https://dta.com.au/general-practitioners/ …
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S4, Ep-9 - Learning from Lived Experience - Mardi's Story
In this episode we hear from Mardi, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease a few years ago, Mardi talks about her symptoms, diagnosis and how she approached and continues to approach a life living with Alzheimer’s disease. We very much appreciate Mardi being involved in our podcast.
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S4, Ep-8 - Social isolation and Loneliness increase our risk of dementia - but what can we do about it?
In this episode Hilton Koppe talks to Suraj Samtani a researcher from the centre for healthy brain ageing, about social isolation and loneliness. We learn that reducing the impact of these factors can have the same benefit as stopping smoking on our health. Suraj talks and inspires us all to think …
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S4, Ep-7 - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and the impact of micro trauma on the brain and its association with dementia
In this episode, Steph talks to Rowena Mobbs - a cognitive neurologist with a special interest in CTE and concussion, something that has been gaining interest in mainstream media and research. She talks about the theory and impact that multiple micro traumatic head injuries can have on the brain an…
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S4, Ep-6 - The Landscape of Alzheimer's Disease and Precision Medicine
In this episode Hilton talks to Paul Yates, Associate Professor and geriatrician and researcher from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) and Austin Health. Paul describes the landscape of Alzheimer’s research in relation to biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and the use of this to assist …
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S4, Ep 5 - Raising the Profile of Dementia in At Risk Groups
In this episode Steph talks to Madeline Healy a geriatrician from Melbourne who received a Churchill Fellowship to travel internationally and research the services for people living with dementia who also have Down syndrome. Down syndrome is associated with a significant risk of Alzheimer’s disease…
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S4, Ep 4 - Capacity and Decision Making Demystified
In this episode Hilton interviews Mark Yates a Geriatrician from Ballarat. Mark introduces some simple principles to use when assessing capacity particularly in relation to the person living with dementia. He talks about the URUC model, which stands for understanding, retain, utilise and communicat…
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S4, Ep-3 - Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia
Join Dr Stephanie Daly and her GP colleagues, Drs Hilton Koppe and Rebecca Moore for a fascinating exploration into dementia risk reduction. In light of the 2024 Lancet Commission Report in which it was announced that approximately 45 percent of dementia is attributable to modifiable risk, there ar…
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S4, Ep-2 Lived Experience - being a Doctor and a Daughter for a parent with dementia
A very special episode of Dementia in Practice where one of our own GPs, Dr Steph Daly talks with her GP colleagues Drs Hilton Koppe and Rebecca Moore about the challenges she experienced as a doctor and a daughter when one of her parents was diagnosed with dementia. Resources Providing person ce…
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