š Geriatrician. Dementia champion. Acute Care doc. Palliative doc. Mother. Learner. Educator. Advocate. #GratefulGeriatrician #4Ms
Washington, DC
Joined April 2018
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Christina Prather, MD, FACP retweeted
This June the Institute for Brain Health & Dementia at GWU will be hosting our inaugural Brain Health Month! Community members across can look forward to many educational events to learn more about ways to support brain health and those living with memory loss.
#BrainHealthGWU
via @NYTimes - We need treatment for #alzheimers that is validated, peer reviewed and effective. Imagine what could be done with $26000 a year for every potential Medicare beneficiary with AD on the side of #prevention! nytimes.com/2022/12/29/healtā¦
Lots of #hospice #healthpolicy chatter of late, change may be needed, but careful what you ask for. #dementia @AAHPM #Alzheimers
Federal Policy Changes to Hospice Benefit and Use for Persons With ADRD ja.ma/3W5UgFV via @JAMAHealthForum part of @JAMANetwork
#Healthpolicy informs how #hospice is incentivized to provide care. Grateful to our @GW_BrainHealth team & Dr. Gianattasio for this timely article on end of life #dementia care.
Medicare hospice policy changes and beneficiariesā rate of live discha... sciencedirect.com/science/arā¦
Prevent #dementia!? You can do that? Yes, sometimes you can! Aging is the #1 risk for #Alzheimers but #Primarycare can move the needle w/ great risk fx & #preventativecare
#projectecho Session 1 w/ @alzassociation Mary's Center & @GWGeriPal! @AlchalabiMd
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
So guns. Did you know they are now the #1 cause of death in children? This movement isn't about gun rights, it's about safety and freedom from violence. Sign this petition from the American Women's Health Committee to Xavier Becerra, JD, Secretary HHS
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Proud of team @GW_BrainHealth & phD candidate Gianattasio for her statistical rigor on this important piece #AlzheimersDisease #PalliativeCare Federal Policy Changes to Hospice Benefit and Use for Persons With ADRD ja.ma/3ylxQYe via @JAMAHealthForum part of @JAMANetwork
Wanna prevent dementia? Get your knowledge on! This Wed, at noon, be there with Dr. Loretta DiPietro discussing "Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Dementia." Register: gwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regiā¦ #alzheimersdisease #EndAlz @_DCHealth @AlchalabiMd @gwneurology @GWSMHS
How COVID-19 changed end-of-life care - Loving this quick read article that pulls on the š#palliativecare #palliative #FOAMed #hpm #EOLC @palliverse #hospitalists acphospitalist.acponline.orgā¦
Love talking #agefriendly with @MelissaBPhD from @GWAging and teaching our thoughtful message students about #aging and #PublicHealth @GWSMHS. Thanks @MelissaBPhD!!! @_DCHealth #4Ms #thisisgeriatrics #thisisgettingold
Christina Prather, MD, FACP retweeted
Join us Friday, Nov. 19th at 12 pm (EST) as a diverse panel of men share their stories on the struggles and strength involved in caring for their loved ones living with
dementia. (register here:Ā bit.ly/3nu49yp)
@GW_BrainHealth @NFLAlumni @alzassociation #dementia
So much fun to see friends having conversations in these important spaces! @JH_Memory_Aging #Alzheimers #HealthEquity
Join us Thursday (Nov. 18, 4pm)
for a seminar entitled:
"#Alzheimers Disease and Related #Dementias: Impact on #Diverse Communities"
#Aging #Memory #SDOH #HealthDisparities #BrainHealth
Register here: tinyurl.com/Nov18Seminar
Excited to launch a new webinar FRIDAY highlighting stories of MALE CAREGIVERS in #dementia #thisisgeriatrics Join in for "The Heart of His Story: Male Caregiver Perspective in the Dementia Journey" alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regiā¦ @GW_MFA @gwneurology @GWSMHS #MedEd @_DCHealth @DACL_DC
Excited to hear @UCLAHealth's Dr. Mayeda talk tomorrow - "Toward Health Equity in Brain Aging: Nontraditional Data Sources and Innovative Tools" Join us for this sponsored series on #dementia & #publichealth @GWSMHS @GW_MFA @GW_BrainHealth Register here gwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regiā¦