GeriAcademy by Dr. G The Geriatrician!

In this episode Dr. Sharafsaleh discusses COVID-19 updates, vaccination and boosters with Infectious disease physician Dr. Rahul Sampath, MD.

In this episode, Dr. Sharafsaleh speaks with 70-year-old friend Hush Cummings whom she met and exercises with regularly at the gym. Hush talks about his motivation to stay active, his diet, and his secret to a healthy life. 

In this episode, Dr. Sharafsaleh talks about the different stages of dementia and how understanding each stage can be helpful in managing and navigating a loved one's care. For more information read the blog post https://www.geriacademy.com/post/change-comes-with-every-season-stages-of-dementia

In this episode Dr. Sharafsaleh will talk about better ways to communicate with a person who has dementia. For more information, you can also read  https://www.geriacademy.com/post/tips-to-better-communicate-with-a-person-suffering-from-dementia. 

In this episode, I will go over three lessons that can help when you get sick. I discuss the importance of having a primary care provider that knows their patient and is a true advocate, I discuss time and caregiving challenges and living a life of gratitude. 

In this episode, I will discuss available options to treat dementia. Follow the link to the blog post related to this episode,   https://www.geriacademy.com/post/how-is-dementia-treated

In this episode I discuss what happens in a memory clinic. Every wonder how memory doctors evaluate and treat patients in a memory clinic? If so, this is the episode for you. You can also read the related blog post on GeriAcademy, https://www.geriacademy.com/post/what-happens-in-a-memory-clinic

In this episode, I discuss the key differences between the most common types of dementia. for more information check out the blog post-https://www.geriacademy.com/post/dementia-is-an-umbrella-term 

In this episode, I discuss the differences between normal changes with aging and abnormal signs of memory loss that may need further evaluation by a medical professional. For more information check out the blog post Could This Be Dementia? (geriacademy.com)

In this episode, Drs. Sharafsaleh, Combs, Cannon, and Wang discuss the geriatric 5M's. The geriatric 5Ms were created by Dr. Frank Molnar and colleagues, these include; mind, medications, mobility, multi-complexity, and matters most. (Episode Art, photo taken by Dr. Sharafsaleh Early Morning, Banner Elk, NC March 2021).