Rethinking Dementia Care. February 10, 2023, Part 2
b'Rethinking The Future Of Dementia Care\\nScientists estimate that the number of people living with dementia will triple within the next 30 years, but healthcare systems, policies, and public health measures in the US aren\\u2019t prepared to accommodate this growing population. This week, we\\u2019re digging into dementia care, and taking listener calls live.\\nAlzheimer\\u2019s is the leading cause of dementia. Ira talks with Dr. Suman Jayadev, a neurogeneticist at the University of Washington School of Medicine, about the biology of Alzheimer\\u2019s, and where we stand with treatments.\\nThen, the conversation turns to the future of dementia care: What are we doing right? What needs to change? And how can we rethink the future of dementia care? Ira speaks with Dr. Tia Powell, the director of the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the author of the book Dementia Reimagined, as well as Dr. Nathaniel Chin, a geriatrician and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin.\\n\\xa0\\nTo learn more about dementia and access resources, visit sciencefriday.com.\\n\\nTranscripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on\\xa0sciencefriday.com.'