Flash Forward14 Nov 2022

Vanguard Estates: The Future of the Aging Brain

In this series, we’re taking a look at some of the real science, policy, economics, law and ethics that inspired the events of Vanguard Estates. Today: what even is dementia, and why can’t we cure it?

Guests:

Dr. Malú Gámez Tansey — professor of neuroscience and neurology at the University of Florida, and the co-director of the Center for Translational Research in Neurodegenerative Disease
Dr. Tia Powell — psychiatrist and the director of the Center for Bioethics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, author of the book Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End.
Charles Piller — investigative reporter at Science magazine
Dr. Tanisha Hill-Jarrett — neuropsychologist and postdoctoral fellow at UCSF
Dr. Margot Kushel — professor of medicine at UCSF and the director of the Center for Vulnerable Populations and the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
Kate Swaffer: activist & author, co-founder of Dementia Alliance International
Nikki: care partner & founder of A Log Cabin in Brooklyn

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