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Treating Alzheimer's Patients Inside & Out

Treating Alzheimer's Patients Inside & Out

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging


Treating Alzheimer's Patients Inside & Out

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

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Released:
Mar 26, 2008
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Podcast episode

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Guest: Ken Brummel-Smith, MD

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD


Alzheimer's patients display many special personal needs beyond the physical care of their disease. How can doctors and caretakers work through the challenges posed by cognitive disability? Dr. Ken Brummel-Smith, professor and chair of geriatrics at Florida State University College of Medicine, explores the social and psychological needs of Alzheimer's patients with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg. Like all of us, they desire respect, dignity, and the best feasible quality of life.
Released:
Mar 26, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

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