Health and Medicine (Video‪)‬ UCTV

What can you do today to improve or maintain your brain health? Sarah Banks, Ph.D., an expert in healthy aging, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease, explores risk factors and offers practical tips for enhancing brain health. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39387]

As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Peter Kang, Professor of Genetics at the University of Minnesota, presents a detailed summary of recent advances in gene therapy for children with neuromuscular disorders, specifically Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Pompe Disease. He uses case studies to demonstrate diagnostic dilemmas, intricacies of developing and delivering treatment, and the importance of shared decision making about therapies with families. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39747]

As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Thomas Hope presents information on PSMA-PET and discusses imaging in the evaluation of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer.
Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39762]

As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Tim Jin, disability rights advocate, presents the Shriver Lecture on how people who use augmentative and alternative communication methods can live independently and direct their own lives. Jin says communication is the key to self direction. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39745]

As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Mel Houser, founder of All Brains Belong VT, a comprehensive clinic with a mission to provide inclusive care, discusses her innovative model of primary care that integrates medical care with social connection, employment support and community education; and introduces key concepts such as universal design and community village. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39744]

As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, community mental health counselor Brian Tallant provides a compelling rationale for why youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities would benefit from trauma focused therapy. He discusses in detail methods for adapting cognitive behavioral therapy that is both compassionate and practical.

Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39746]