Community members and health workers urge earlier dementia screening in rural American Indian communities Family members and health workers described delayed dementia diagnoses, stigma, and wandering risks in American Indian and Alaska Native communities and said outreach (including a local documentary) has increased screening; they urged routine cognitive checks and family advocacy.

In rural American Indian communities, families are fighting against the stigma of dementia while advocating for earlier screenings to ensure safety and better care for their elders.

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#US #CitizenPortal #RapidCityDementia #CognitiveScreening #HealthEducation #CommunitySupport

Preoperative Cognitive Screening Predicts Postoperative Ambulatory Recovery: A Pilot Study - PubMed In a cohort of patients older than 60 undergoing cardiac surgery, a preoperative screen for MCI delayed postoperative physical recovery. A brief preoperative cognitive screen tool may identify patient...

#Newpub in Clin Interv Aging. by @cuphysmed.bsky.social faculty Dr. @jslapsley.bsky.social & team on Preoperative #CognitiveScreening Predicts Postoperative Ambulatory Recovery: A Pilot Study. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40727000/

A New Smartphone-Based Cognitive Screening Battery for Multiple Sclerosis (icognition): Validation Study Background: Cognitive deterioration is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) and requires regular follow-up. Currently, cognitive status is measured in clinical practice using paper-and-pencil tests, whic...

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Congrats to Stijn Denissen! 🙌
#MultipleSclerosis #DigitalHealth #CognitiveScreening

Just gonna give them the ghost so often given me because frankly, the entire thing is just so icky and cringe that I have nothing left to say to them.

#CognitiveScreening #PreEmployment is, in my sincere thought, little more than #obfucated #discrimination.