Ask Dr. Mia: Navigating Dementia Caregiving

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks with Frances Hall and Bob Cain about the unique needs of adult children who are caring for their aging parents and how their organization Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) helps. Frances Hall is the founder of ACAP , a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing information, resources, and community for adult children caring for their aging parents and themselve...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Mariah Robertson and Dr. June Howell about seeming contradictions: geriatrics was the lowest filled medicine specialty in the 2022 match yet geriatricians are among the happiest physicians. 2022 Medicine & Pediatric Fellowship Match rate- graph on Twitter Program for All-inclusive Care of Elderly ( PACE )  Hospital at Home Home-based Primary Care via Ind...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Debbie Freeland , geriatrician and Health & Aging Policy Fellow 2021-2022, about policies and advocacy for older adults. We discussed big "P" Policy vs little "p" policy: "P"olicy: Congress and/or State level legislation: SNL parody on "How a Bill does NOT become a law" "p"olicy: agencies that carry out l...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks with Neal Shah, CEO and Co-Founder of CareYaya , a new way to find eldercare at home: leveraging college students interested in healthcare careers and technology to create affordable $15/hr direct pay between the person who need care and the student. Newly expanded into NC triad (Winston-Salem, High Point, Greensboro) area as well as Wilmington area. Families/clients...

Send us Fan Mail As part of Innovations in Aging mini-series, Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Peter Abadir, Associate Professor in Geriatric Medicine and Engineering at Johns Hopkins about technology in aging. Dr. Abadir talks about Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research (AITC) and  Gerotech Incubator Program that brings together teams of students, trainees, and faculty mem...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks about common physical, cognitive, and emotional changes in older adults, that adult children and other family members who may have noticed over the recent holidays.   More info on specific negotiating tips with your family members here: https://www.negotiage.com/resources/tactics Self-administered memory test: SAGE, available in multiple languages: https://wexnermedi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to ask Dr. Mia podcast conversations on aging well. I'm a geriatrician on the mission to empower older adults and all who care about them to thrive with aging. As a primary care doctor and a memory specialist practicing the full range of medicine from home to the hospital, I bring on diverse guests to embrace the complexity within you and in the world around you.  For...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1 of Ask Dr. Mia podcast concludes after a baker's dozen of episodes. Dr. Mia talks about the highlight of each episode in season 1, behind the scene happenings, and upcoming Season 2 in 2023.  Support the show Video on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channel Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. Transcripts are automatically generated and may contain minor inaccuracies.  Email: ask@m...

Send us Fan Mail Continuation of the conversation with Dr. Sharma,  dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain management, about holistic pain solutions based on the 5R's in Dr. Sharma's book The Pain Solution : refuel (food), revitalize (exercise), recharge (sleep), refresh (meditation/mindset), and relate (social connections). This part 2 talks the remainin...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Sharma, dual board-certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain management, about holistic pain solutions based on the 5R's in Dr. Sharma's book The Pain Solution : refuel (food), revitalize (exercise), recharge (sleep), refresh (meditation/mindset), and relate (social connections). This part 1 talks about the first 3 R's: refu...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks with her colleague, Dr. Matt Kern, a geriatric psychiatrist about how he became interested in the field, how to counter mental health stigma, and living our best lives.  Support the show Video on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channel Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. Transcripts are automatically generated and may contain minor inaccuracies.  Email: ask@miayangmd.com Opinions...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks about the new FDA authorization for sale of hearing aids over the counter, our amazing hearing system, and how to distinguish hearing loss from memory loss with Dr. Jack Hitchens, audiologist. Jack Hitchens Au. D's bio FDA's new ruling about OTC hearing aids (NPR news) Support the show Video on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channel Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. T...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks about the newly released preliminary results of anti-amyloid drug: lecanemab, the context of this newest drug development, and more questions than answers going forward. News release of clinical trial Clarity AD (lecanemab) trial results Biogen & Eisai's 50/50 relationship for lecanemab Other trials including lecanemab Biogen's recent $900 million lawsu...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks about her mom's story with lifelong anxiety as well as a recent surprising diagnosis.  How to help someone with anxiety: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/how-to-help-someone-with-anxiety New 988 hotline: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988 Transcript & more info on www.miayangmd.com Support the show Video on Ask Dr. Mia Y...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks with Samantha Culler, LCSW at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Memory Counseling Program about her professional and personal journey of being a care partner.  Neither of them speak on behalf of their employer and views expressed are theirs only. Memory Counseling Program: https://www.wakehealth.edu/locations/clinics/m/memory-counseling-program-sticht-center D...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks about the difficult but common safety issues in Steve & Nina's story.  4 M's of safety problems in people with mild/early stage dementia: money, medications, meals, and mobility/driving.  Driving safety: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/driving-safety-and-alzheimers-disease Older adults & driving: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/older-drivers Find an O...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia describes the domains of memory/cognition:  short-term memory executive function visuospatial memory language attention speed of processing Memory mimickers that can confound memory evals:  anticholinergic meds obstructive sleep apnea hearing loss: hearing amplifier PockeTalker on Amazon alcohol use : 2 or more drinks/day for men, 1 or more drinks/day for women head injury...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia talks about two composite patients: Barbara and Steve who demonstrate two very different tales of Alzheimer's disease, what's sexy vs not in Alzheimer's research, and disease-modifying therapy that is NOT aducanumab.  Dr. Mia's prior NPR Morning Edition interview about aducanumab:  https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/08/1052833252/cost-and...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mia uses a composite patient Ms. Smith's story to demonstrate her journey through different levels of care, from home to hospital, to skilled nursing facility (SNF), and then back to home. She discusses assisted living vs nursing home vs memory care unit and insurance payment options for them. Additional resources: Eldercare Locator (acl.gov) Nursing home facility ratings...

Send us Fan Mail This episode I tell you the story of how I became a geriatrician and a couple who inspired me during my training. I use their example to talk about the 5M's of geriatrics: Mind, Mobility, Medications, Multi-complexity, and Matters Most. I also touch upon a reason why I think there are too few geriatricians.  More info about 5M's: https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Ask Dr. Mia podcast: conversations on aging well. Dr. Mia introduces herself, why she started this podcast, and explores 4 different ways from her own grandparents on "aging well."  Transcript & more info at www.miayangmd.com.  Support the show Video on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channel Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. Transcripts are automatically generated an...