[HTML1] Alzheimer’s disease affects far more than the patient living with it. As the condition progresses, family members and professional caregivers are drawn into a life that becomes increasingly difficult to manage. On today’s Life Love & Health: Special Edition, Executive Producer Christopher Springmann speaks with Dr. Winifred Hayes, who presents an evidence-based approach to Alzheimer’s. She considers screening, diagnosis and treatment, and the societal, emotional and economic impact this condition has on patients, providers, and payers. “Evidence is hope. Research is hope,” explains Dr. Hayes. “And it may not feel this way to families who are grappling with Alzheimer’s, but there have been advances. We have a better understanding of what’s occurring in the brain as Alzheimer’s progresses. We have some beginning ideas of factors that might contribute to the occurrence of the disease. And as we gain more knowledge about the causes of Alzheimer’s, it sets a stage for possibilities for therapy, therapy that will be developed and tested through formal research.”
Segment A (0:00 – 11:00)
Life Love & Health: Special Edition Executive Producer Christopher Springmann speaks with Dr. Winifred Hayes about an evidence-based approach to Alzheimer’s.
Segment B (11:01 – 22:00)
Dr. Winifred Hayes on taking responsibility for treating Alzheimer’s
More about Winifred Hayes
Dr. Winifred S. Hayes, PhD, is President and CEO of Hayes, Inc., a woman-owned health technology research and consulting company dedicated to promoting better health outcomes through the use of evidence. She earned a Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (Bloomberg School of Public Health). A graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, with Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Master of Science degrees, Dr. Hayes has served as an Associate Professor and Program Director for the Occupational Health Nursing Graduate Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She also served on the faculties of Emory University and the University of Maryland. She is currently affiliated with the Senior Scholars Program in the Department of Health Policy at the Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Hayes lectures and publishes as an advocate for the role that evidence-based decision-making plays in improving patient outcomes and healthcare resource allocation.
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