Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Sean Kennelly and Breda Comiskey. Professor Kennelly is a ConsultantPhysician in Geriatric & Stroke Medicine in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) and leader in dementia care and memory services in Ireland. Breda is living with Alzheimher’s Disease and a strong advocate for supports and services forpeople living with this condition. Sean and Breda both feature on the recently released podcast series “Many Faces of Alzheimher’s Disease”. The podcast hosted by journalist Fionnuala McSweeney interviews different members of the multi-disciplinary team of the TUH Institute of Memory & Cognition (TIMC) as well as individuals living with Alzheimher’s Disease.


They discuss the TUH podcast series, understanding the condition from both the clinical and personal perspective, stigma, disease modifying therapies, the role of memory services, brain health, risk reduction and lots more.

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