Each Vital Minds episode will feature a conversation between host James Millward, an early career PA, and a guest expert on a topic of relevance to the PA and healthcare provider audience, ranging from mental health to obesity to pain management and many more. The series will explore nuances of the featured topic and provide solid tips and information PAs can put into practice to benefit patients.
Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that promotes better health and wellness by providing PAs and PA students with philanthropic opportunities and resources.
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Each Vital Minds episode will feature a conversation between host James Millward, an early career PA, and a guest expert on a topic of relevance to the PA and healthcare provider audience, ranging from mental health to obesity to pain management and many more. The series will explore nuances of the featured topic and provide solid tips and information PAs can put into practice to benefit patients.
Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that promotes better health and wellness by providing PAs and PA students with philanthropic opportunities and resources.
Episode 29 - May 2023
Topic: Health Equity in Aging
Host: James Millward, DMSc, PA-C
Guests: Leanne Clark-Shirley, PhD, and Nathan Hart, PA-C
Resources:
World Health Organization - Ageing and Health
American Society on Aging
Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
CDC - Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging - Dementia Risk Reduction
CDC - Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Among Adults Aged ≥45 Years — United States, 2019
World Health Organization - Discrimination and negative attitudes about ageing are bad for your health
National Library of Medicine - "Ageism Amplifies Cost and Prevalence of Health Conditions." Levy BR, Slade MD, Chang ES, Kannoth S, Wang SY. Ageism Amplifies Cost and Prevalence of Health Conditions. Gerontologist. 2020 Jan 24;60(1):174-181. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny131. PMID: 30423119; PMCID: PMC7182003.
Alzheimer Society of Canada - Stigma Against Dementia
Louise Aronson - "Elderhood"
Administration for Community Living - Area Agencies on Aging
CDC - Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging - Social Determinants of Health and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Vital Minds
Each Vital Minds episode will feature a conversation between host James Millward, an early career PA, and a guest expert on a topic of relevance to the PA and healthcare provider audience, ranging from mental health to obesity to pain management and many more. The series will explore nuances of the featured topic and provide solid tips and information PAs can put into practice to benefit patients.
Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that promotes better health and wellness by providing PAs and PA students with philanthropic opportunities and resources.
