GSA Momentum Discussions – Details, episodes & analysis

In April 2024, a team of researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine led by Dr. Joe Verghese published the results of a randomized controlled trial examining the impact of implementing the 5-Cog Paradigm in primary care. The 5-Cog Paradigm includes a non-literacy biased, culturally fair cognitive detection tool combined with clinical decision support embedded in the electronic medical record. In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Dr. Verghese discusses the unmet needs that led to the development of the 5-Cog, explains the 5-Cog Paradigm, and shares key findings from the team’s research.

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Guest: Joe Verghese, MBBS, MS, Professor, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Murray D. Gross Memorial Faculty Scholar in Gerontology, Chief of the Divisions of Cognitive and Motor Aging, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Attending Physician, Department of Neurology, Chief of the Division of Geriatrics, Montefiore Health System

Host: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE, Director, Strategic Alliances, Gerontological Society of America

This podcast episode is supported by Eisai, Genentech, Lilly, and Otsuka. Content was developed by Gerontological Society of America (GSA).

In this Momentum Discussion podcast, James Appleby, GSA CEO interviews Dr. Debra Whitman, AARP Chief Public Policy Officer about her new book, The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond. Dr. Whitman shares why she authored this book and why the book is organized around seven questions. She provides insights about health and longevity, how we may reduce the risk of developing dementia, and what we should be demanding of our policymakers in this regard. Finally, Deb Whitman provides thoughts on how this country can address the aging population.

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Guest: Debra Whitman, PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Public Policy Officer, AARP

Host: James C. Appleby, BSPharm, MPH, ScD (Hon), Chief Executive Officer, Gerontological Society of America

This podcast episode is supported by AARP.

In this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, Dan Stewart, MSG, Long-Term Care Equality Index program co-lead and associate director of the Aging Equality Project at the HRC Foundation, discusses considerations aimed at ensuring equitable and person-centered care for individuals in the LGBTQ+ community and ensuring LGBTQ+ inclusion in the healthcare. He provides insights into unique challenges around brain health, dementia, and aging for individuals in the LGBTQ+ community and shares key insights into the combined challenges of being LGBTQ+ and having dementia. Download the transcript Guest:  Dan Stewart, MSG  Long-Term Care Equality Index Program Co-Lead  Associate Director of the Aging Equality Project  Human Rights Campaign Foundation Host: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director of Strategic Alliances  The Gerontological Society of America  This podcast episode is supported by Genentech, Lilly, Eisai, and Otsuka.

Certain groups of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) develop dementia at rates similar to older adults in the general population. However, adults with certain conditions, such as Down syndrome, develop Alzheimer's disease at greater rates. During this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, our guest discusses this issue and provides an overview of unique challenges in assessing for dementia in individuals with I/DD. She discusses strategies that primary care teams and others can use from the GSA publication, Addressing Brain Health in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities: A Companion to the KAER Toolkit for Primary Care Providers, to improve detection of dementia and care and services for adults with I/DD. Download the transcript Guest: Lisa Comes  Service and Support Advisor  Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities Host: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE  Director of Strategic Alliances Gerontological Society of America This podcast episode is supported by Eisai.

In this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, Dr. Carl V. Hill, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at the Alzheimer's Association provides insights into race, ethnicity, and Alzheimer's in America and shares information about barriers and facilitators to quality dementia care for all populations. He discusses how to successfully engage in dementia risk reduction conversations with people from diverse backgrounds and shares examples of successful collaborations aimed at improving access to information about dementia and brain health. Download the transcript Guest: Carl Hill, PhD, MPH Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Alzheimer’s Association Moderator: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director of Strategic Alliances Gerontological Society of America 

This podcast episode is supported by Genentech, Lilly, Eisai, and Otsuka.

During this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, interprofessional experts examine obesity as a disease and discuss the need to intently treat individuals with obesity using guideline-based and standard-informed interprofessional and multifaceted plans of care. They share insights into the unique needs of older adults living with obesity, and they reflect on the heterogeneity of the older adult population and the importance of considering this heterogeneity when providing obesity care for older adults. Download the transcript Guests: Kathryn N. Porter Starr, PhD, MS, RDN Associate Professor, Duke University School of Medicine Research Health Scientist, Durham VA Medical Center John A. Batsis, MD, FACP, FTOS, AGSF, FGSA Associate Professor Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine Department of Nutrition, The Gillings School of Global Public Health The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Moderator: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director of Strategic Alliances The Gerontological Society of America This podcast episode is supported by Novo Nordisk.

In this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, interprofessional experts from Emory Integrated Memory Care discuss the common neuropsychiatric condition of agitation in Alzheimer's disease (AAD) and how it impacts individuals living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. They discuss challenges to detecting AAD and share how detecting and treating this common symptom can improve quality of life for older adults and their caregivers. Finally, they discuss the Agitation in Alzheimer’s Screener for Caregivers (AASCTM), a new tool released during the 2023 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, with which clinicians can screen for AAD in just one minute. More information about the AASCTM is available online at theaasc.com. Download the transcript Guests: Carolyn K. Clevenger, DNP, GNP-BC, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory University Clinical Director, Emory Integrated Memory Care Laura Medders, LCSW Administrative Director, Emory Integrated Memory Care

Moderator: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director of Strategic Alliances The Gerontological Society of America This podcast is supported by Otsuka.

More than 90% of caregivers are also financial caregivers, defined as either contributing direct financial support or coordinating some or all their loved one’s money-related matters. Managing someone’s finances is complex and can extend for months or even years, both during the care recipient’s life and often well beyond the death of a loved one. Longer life spans and lifestyle changes create an urgency to plan for caregiving costs across life stages, not just in middle age. Attention to financial caregiving, when coupled with financial and longevity literacy, can help optimize retirement readiness. This podcast episode provides helpful actions that families, employers, and communities can take to help address this critical need. 

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Guest:

Surya Kolluri Head of TIAA Institute

Moderator:

James Appleby

Chief Executive Officer, Gerontological Society of America

This podcast is supported by TIAA Institute.

This Momentum Discussion podcast provides insight into the “Aging and Oral Health Research “Meeting within a Meeting” held during the March 2023 American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research Annual Meeting. Learn about the primary objectives and outcomes of the meeting and the impact of loneliness and isolation in older adults and oral health and nutrition in aging. Download the transcript Moderator:  Karen Tracy The Gerontological Society of America Washington, DC   Panelists: Jane A. Weintraub Department of Pediatric and Public Health Adams School of Dentistry University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC And Immediate Past President of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research   Carla Perissinotto Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA   Riva Touger-Decker Diagnostic Sciences Rutgers School of Dental Medicine School of Health Professions Rutgers State University of New Jersey Newark, NJ This podcast is supported by Haleon.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, over 11 million Americans provide an estimated 18 billion hours of unpaid care for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias. In 2022, this care was valued at $339 billion. Most of these caregivers are women, and many caregivers are from diverse and underserved communities. In this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, leaders from the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York discuss the unique needs of diverse caregivers and how they are meeting these needs. They offer insights into how healthcare providers and others can best meet the needs of all caregivers while promoting brain health for all individuals.

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Guests:  Elizabeth Smith-Boivin   Executive Director/CEO, Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York 

Debbie Abreu Community Outreach Manager for DEI initiatives, Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York 

Host: Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE Director of Strategic Alliances, The Gerontological Society of America

This podcast episode is supported by Genentech, Lilly, Eisai, and Otsuka.