TaniaAlchalabiMD (@AlchalabiMd) profile picture

Geriatrician. Interested in brain health and memory care. An educator and forever a learner .Crazy about books and movies.

Washington, DC
Joined June 2020
Excited to marry #Geriatrics and #Dementiacare today in a new #ProjectEcho series on #primarycare and #Alzheimers with @alzassociation, DC's Mary's Center's Dr. Laura Blinkhorn & @GWGeriPal's @AlchalabiMd and myself. #Geriatricsforall! @GWSMHS @GW_BrainHealth @GW_MFA
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Nature does open access
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Fun to see this overview of #brainhealth finally hit the press in #ClinicsInGeriatrics with my colleague, friend and rabble rouser @AlchalabiMd - Grateful for our leadership in @GWGeriPal @GWSMHS for making this text on geriatrics a reality! authors.elsevier.com/a/1dUnj…
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TaniaAlchalabiMD retweeted
Hot take: please be nice to medical students bc we are trying really, really hard
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Dear Medicare, hmm...$56000 annual cost for new #Alzheimers drug #Aducanumab when patients can’t get nutrition counseling, a trainer, or dementia care educator? What about thousands of $$ for amyloid pet imaging to confirm dx? 6 mil AD cases in US alone =#medicaregoesbroke 😶🤔😕
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Forget drug politics - We MUST take care of Latino patients w/ #Alzheimers w/ cultural competence. Join @GW_BrainHealth @GWSMHS & @alzassociation in partnership w/ @NHCOA & @NHMAmd talking #healthequity #dementia and #latinx health. Register Now! alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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#Latinaleaders take the stage next Friday in our final webinar about #culturalcompetence #healthequity & #dementia hosted by @GW_BrainHealth & @ALZassociation partnering with @NHCOA & @NHMAmd Register here: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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$1000 a day!?!? You're Crazy Dr. P - But it's nothing against the cost #dementia - @GW_BrainHealth is recruiting a team for the #Walk2EndAlz #ENDALZ - Join us. Bring a friend. Walk for someone you love. Walk for yourself. #BrainHealth #HealthyLiving act.alz.org/site/TR?team_id=…
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1/2 of nursing home staff are unvaccinated with the #COVID19 vaccine. On today's podcast we learn about #COVID vaccine hesitancy in frontline nursing home staff and ways to address it. #geriatrics #medtwitter geripal.org/2021/03/covid-va…
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Kudos to one of my favorite partners in #dementiacare @AlchalabiMd!!! #NationalDoctorsDay
Happy #NationalDoctorsDay to Dr. Tania Alchalabi, Assistant Professor of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, @GW_MFA and partner in our health systems outreach initiative. #ThankYou #ENDALZ
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Register and tune in RIGHT NOW with me, @DocPrather @AlchalabiMd and @hillcv17: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Coming up WED 3/10: CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN DEMENTIA CARE - Talking #LGBTQ #olderadults & #healthequity w/ @GW_BrainHealth & @alszassociation feat @hillcv17, chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer, @sageusa's Tim Johnson & Mary House's Dr. Imani Woody alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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TaniaAlchalabiMD retweeted
Disparities in #AlzheimersDisease lead to late & missed diagnosis - Excited to talk with an amazing lineup of women today at @alzassociation Southeastern VA Brain Summit to talk about how to end this trend @iscwilliams @PeachyEme @LinneacolleenM Register: alz.org/seva/events/virtual-…
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Get Excited! It's almost time for Round 2 on CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN DEMENTIA CARE w/ Dr.@hillcv17 @alzassociation's new chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer, focusing on #LGBTQ #olderadults & #healthequity W/@PeachyEme @AlchalabiMd @GW_BrainHealth alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Excited at @GW_BrainHealth to see our work with @_DCHealth shared with the DC community. Check out the 2020 Brain Health Needs Assessment to learn about the prevalence of #dementia #Healthdisparities in our nation's capital. dchealth.dc.gov/node/1516041 @GWSMHS
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Our Clinical Director @DocPrather will be speaking at the upcoming @alzassociation Brain Summit! Don't forget to register here: communityresourcefinder.org/… #brainhealth #brainsummit
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The first week of #COVID19 vaccinations is in the books! Here are a few photos of GW health care workers who got their vaccine this week 💉 Share your photos with us by tagging @GW_MFA in your post or sending us a message!
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