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Social Risks and Benefits of Cognitive Health Screening

October 27, 2023 • Dr. Anna Chodos • Season 1 • Episode 7

In this episode of Dementia Care on Air series, our new host, Kathryn Eubank, MD, a Medical Director, Geriatrics Consult Service and MACE Service at San Francisco VA Medical Center and a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a guest speaker Sarah M. Hooper, JD, Professor of Practice at UC Law SF and Executive Director of the UCSF-UC Law SF Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy talk about social risks and benefits of cognitive health screening. This episode provides valuable information and tips for communicating with patients and caregivers about complex topics such as employment protection, advance care planning and access to long-term care services.

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