The first episode in the RCSI MyHealth series 2024/2025 will focus on the topic of dementia and maintaining a healthy brain for life. As part of this discussion, the panel will discuss the misapprehensions about what a diagnosis means, the emotional impact of a diagnosis, raise awareness and share practical tools for maintaining brain health, as well as discuss developments in disease modifying treatments in this area.
This episode will be chaired by Professor Annie Curtis, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI
Panellists include:
Professor Alan Moore, Consultant Geriatrician, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, RCSI
Professor Norman Delanty, Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital, Clinical Investigator with SFI FutureNeuro Research Centre, and RCSI Honorary Clinical Professor
Ms Kathleen Farrell, patient advocate for people living with dementia
You can listen to the podcast version of this episode by searching, ‘RCSI MyHealth’ wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Additional recommended resources and links to all the previous series recordings can be found on the RCSI website www.rcsi.com/myhealthlectures
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