November 21, 2022
Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association and the UCSF Dementia Care Aware mission on a free webinar—Inequities in Dementia Detection and Cognitive Health Assessments: Primary Care Dementia Screening in Diverse Older Adult Populations. The one-hour webinar will likely be December 15, 2022, at 12 p.m.
Those who reside to be 65 or older have a one in six likelihood of growing Alzheimer’s and a one in 5 likelihood of growing any sort of dementia. The variety of Californians aged 65 and older dwelling with Alzheimer’s illness is predicted to greater than double by 2040. A important step in assembly the wants of this rising inhabitants is early recognition of cognitive decline.
In this webinar, contributors will study concerning the influence of Alzheimer’s in numerous communities disproportionately affected by the illness and considerably impacted by social determinants of well being; do screening for dementia in numerous affected person populations; and assist sufferers optimize bodily and cognitive well being and assist them and their households with sources.Â