Art Walaszek · @walaszek
235 followers · 167 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

I share my tips for on how to respond to behavioral & psychological symptoms of ().

Based on my talk at the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute Regional Milwaukee Office's "Breaking the Silence" event on April 21.

wai.wisc.edu/breakthesilence/

#caregivers #dementia #bpsd #MedMastodon #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
235 followers · 166 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Interested in learning more about how can support persons living with ?

Check out my presentation at the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute Milwaukee Regional Office "Breaking the Silence" event:

wai.wisc.edu/breakthesilence/

#caregivers #dementia #MedMastodon #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
236 followers · 157 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

What a wonderful story in the @washingtonpost ...

Older adults share with a palliative care physician their wisdom regarding relationships that last.

washingtonpost.com/wellness/20

#gerimastodon #geriatrics #PsychMastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
235 followers · 154 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Great editorial by Ganguli and Hendrie decrying in politics, specifically the term "gerontocracy."

ajgponline.org/article/S1064-7

#ageism #geriatrics #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
235 followers · 154 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Another great resource regarding , this time as it pertains to the widespread adoption of telehealth:

ajgponline.org/article/S1064-7

"The assumption that older adults can or should utilize information technology for access to healthcare with the same facility as younger age cohorts represents a trifecta of ageism, mentalism and ableism."

#ageism #geriatrics #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
235 followers · 152 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

A deep dive into the relationship between cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and - exploring the concept of "vascular apathy."

While there is consistent evidence linking CVD with apathy, there are other factors that could contribute to apathy, e.g., depression or neurodegenerative disease.

(Note that apathy is the most common behavioral/psychological symptom of .)

ajgponline.org/article/S1064-7

#apathy #dementia #gerimastodon #geriatrics #psychiatry

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
235 followers · 151 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

In light of commentary I have seen today on Mastodon that President Biden is too old to run again, I would like share some resources to raise awareness of ageism.

Check out the blog, "Yo, Is This Ageist?"

yoisthisageist.com/

"Generalizations about the capacities of older people are no more acceptable than racial or gender stereotypes. Period."

#gerimastodon #geriatrics

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
234 followers · 146 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

I hope to see you in Milwaukee, WI, on April 21, 2023, for the 9th Annual Minority Health Month Event hosted by the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute:

"Breaking the Silence: Addressing Dementia in Communities of Color"

wai.wisc.edu/breakthesilence/

#geriatrics #gerimastodon #dementia #alzheimers

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
207 followers · 114 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Pretty good review of neurobiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of in older adults.

nature.com/articles/s41398-022

#apathy #gerimastodon #geriatrics

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
204 followers · 110 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

A framework for addressing the combination of structural & :

- "When people from historically marginalized groups who have experienced a lifetime of racism then become older, they experience the added injustice of ageism as well."

- "Injustice in any form is an affront to the core values of practice."

agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wile

@AGSjournal@twitter.com

#Racism #ageism #geriatrics #gerimastodon #MedMastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
194 followers · 105 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

This account of two older adults struggling to get Paxlovid for in our broken healthcare system is painful to read.

Thank you, Dr. Mangurian, for sharing your parents' story.

jamanetwork-com.ezproxy.librar

#COVID19 #geriatrics #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
192 followers · 102 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Public service announcement to U.S. older adults and their families:

PLEASE do not select a Medicare Advantage plan. You may pay less now in premiums, but you will pay much much more later in bills (or will be denied necessary care).

This is increasingly happening to my patients.

thenation.com/article/politics

#geriatrics #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
184 followers · 101 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Moving account of what the pandemic took away from older adults - besides their lives, of course.

washingtonpost.com/wellness/20

Eg,

"It’s this perpetual state of blahness. It’s like a zero. It’s not bad, it’s not good. I don’t feel as if I’m depressed, but I also don’t have much energy. My friends and I exchange emails, so we’re not completely out of touch, but it’s still isolating ... I’m not depressed, but I’m not happy, either. I just am."

#COVID19 #geriatrics #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
179 followers · 98 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Good news:

- the risk of syndrome is low in hospitalized older adults treated with (around 0.5%)
- antidepressants do not increase the risk of serotonin syndrome in these patients

So, being on an should not be a contraindication to receiving linezolid and antidepressants do not need to be stopped when linezolid is prescribed.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman

#serotonin #linezolid #antidepressant #MedMastodon #gerimastodon #psychiatry

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
142 followers · 81 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Drug overdose deaths for older adults in the US have more than tripled over the last 20 years.

Black men & women are disproportionately affected.

cdc.gov/nchs/products/databrie

#psychiatry #psych #PsychMastodon #geriatrics #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
141 followers · 79 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Happy !

I’m a big fan of NIA’s “Healthy Aging Highlights,” which are geared towards older adults. Here’s the latest one, on myths about and disease:

mailchi.mp/nih.gov/myths-about

#monday #dementia #alzheimers #gerimastodon #geriatrics

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
133 followers · 73 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Happy Saturday!

l'd love to share a beautiful quote about in George Johnson's memoir, "All Boys Aren't Blue:"

"Caring for older human beings is truly a blessing. They are our living ancestors and something they did paved a way for us to exist. It's the least we can do to care for them."

#caregiving #gerimastodon #geriatrics

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
127 followers · 71 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

It’s great to see our paper on the use of healthcare & social services by people living with during the pandemic in print!
Kudos to Dr. Jack Hunt (formerly UWSMPH MSTP student, now resident at UCSD) for leading the project. Thanks to our amazing team at the Wisconsin Institute and our partners at Wisconsin Dept of Health Services.

wmjonline.org/121no3/hunt/

#dementia #psychiatry #alzheimers #geriatrics #gerimastodon

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
117 followers · 67 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

A very thoughtful and accurate read of the results:

science.org/content/blog-post/

Also, I did not realize that the most recent gantenerumab study had failed.

#lecanemab #gerimastodon #geriatrics #NeuroMastodon #dementia #alzheimer

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Art Walaszek · @walaszek
109 followers · 61 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Here's the primary outcome, cognition as measured by the Clinical Dementia Rating scale, Sum of Box (CDR-SB), an 18-point rating scale.

Over 18 months, CDR-SB worsened by 1.21 points with & 1.66 with placebo, a difference of 0.45.

Not impressive, for an IV infusion given every 2 weeks for 18 months.

#lecanemab #geriatrics #dementia #gerimastodon #Neurology #NeuroMastodon

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