The Many Faces of Alzheimer’s

Episode #5 – Let’s talk about brain health and living well with dementia. Dr. Helena Dolphin, Specialist Registrar in Geriatric Medicine and Graham Knight, Clinical Nurse Manager talk about the risk factors associated with dementia and the important things that you can do to bolster the brains ability to protect a person who has dementia. 

Episode #6 – Let’s talk about brain health and the importance of a healthy heart Dr. Aoife Fallon, Consultant Geriatrician and Pauline Boyle, Senior Dietitian talk about the impact the heart has on the brain. How looking after the heart can actually help you to prevent developing alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, the episode is full of very practical advice on what to eat to keep your heart and brain healthy.

Episode #3 - Let’s talk about brain health and reducing the risk of stroke
Professor Rónán Collins, Geriatrician & Stroke Physician talks about Stroke, going into some detail about symptoms and signs of a stroke and what to do if this happens.

Episode #2 – Let’s talk about the brain and assistive technology. Occupational Therapist Fiona Tobin and Professor Sean Kennelly, Consultant Geriatrician talk about the role of assistive technology in brain health and in particular dementia and how assistive technology can help.

Episode #1 – Let’s talk about the brain and the importance of movement.
Physiotherapist Evelyn Kimmage and Professor Seán Kennelly, Consultant Geriatrician look at the importance of movement for brain health.

Episode #6 In this final episode of the six part Let’s Talk about Safer Mobility Ciara Norton, Senior Occupational Therapist and Dr. Conor Clancy, Medical Registrar discuss with podcast host Dr. Paul McElwaine, Consultant Geriatrician, the subject of brain health and how it can impact a person’s mobility. They discuss some very practical advice on how you can help someone that has a fear of falling and most importantly the importance of maintaining mobility.

Episode #5 In this penultimate episode of the Let’s Talk about Safer Mobility series Louise Kelly, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Victoria Doyle, Clinical Nurse Manager in Nursing Continence Care discuss with podcast host Dr. Paul McElwaine two very common problems, low blood pressure and continence difficulties - and how they can lead to falls.

Episode #4 Let's talk about safer mobility covers Bone Health & Nutrition with Prof Tara Coughlan, Consultant Geriatrician and Eimear Digan, Senior Dietitian discussing with podcast host Dr. Paul McElwaine, Consultant Geriatrician the importance of maintaining healthy bones, conditions that can lead to unhealthy bones and nutrition advice on how to keep our bones healthy.

Episode #3 Let's talk about safer mobility.
Dr. Helena Dolphin, Senior Registrar and Christine McAuliffe Clinical Pharmacist join Dr. Paul McElwaine, Consultant Geriatrician on the topic of polypharmacy and the role it can play in falls, including what should be watched out for if a person is taking more than five medications a day.

Episode #2 Let's talk about safer mobility looks at vision, hearing and how they can affect a person’s mobility along with very practical measures that can be taken in a house to make it safer and prevent accidents from happening. Joining Dr. McElwaine in this episode are Ciara Norton, Senior Occupational Therapist and Gillian Harte, Senior Physiotherapist.