GSA Momentum Discussions

Alzheimer's Related Psychosis: Personal and Clinical Perspectives for Understanding and Responding to Delusions and Hallucinations

This episode explores Alzheimer's-related psychosis through both personal and clinical perspectives, highlighting how delusions and hallucinations can affect people livin

The Missing Prescription: Why Strength Training Belongs in Health Care

In this episode of the GSA Momentum Discussions Podcast, Paige Denison and Dr. Liz Joy share insights into the global Exercise is Medicine initiative and explore how clin

Medicare, Medicaid, and GLP-1s: Demystifying the Bridge and BALANCE Models

In this episode of the GSA Momentum Discussions Podcast, Cristine Gallagher, MPAff, Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN) Coordinator, shares insights into the Medicare GL

Nutrition Matters: Supporting Healthy Aging Through Proper Nutrition

This GSA Momentum Discussions podcast episode explores why nutrition is essential to healthy aging. The conversation examines age-related changes in appetite and nutrient

When Opioids Help and When They Harm Older Adults

During this Momentum Discussions podcast episode,  Dr. Bethea (Annie) Kleykamp of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Maryland Addiction Consultation Se

Patient Perspectives of Disease-Modifying Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease

Amyloid-lowering monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies for early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease, including mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia, have generated new

Trends in Comprehensive Obesity Care for Women as They Age

In this episode of the GSA Momentum Discussions Podcast, titled "Trends in Comprehensive Obesity Care for Women as They Age," a family medicine doctor and geriatrician wi

Family Caregiving from the Personal to the Professional

In this episode of GSA’s Momentum Discussions, sociologist Dr. Mindy Fried shares how caring for her father inspired her memoir Caring for Red and launched her into podca

Living Well with Dementia

In this episode of the GSA Momentum Discussions Podcast, titled "Living Well with Dementia," three individuals living with dementia share personal insights into how they

Dementia Diagnosis to One Year Out: Perspectives of People Living with Dementia

In this GSA Momentum Discussions Podcast episode, members of the National Council of Dementia Minds reflect on their first year living with a dementia diagnosis. They spe

Benefits of an Early Diagnosis

This GSA Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, the first of three episodes developed in collaboration with the National Council of Dementia Minds, highlights how receiving

Perspectives on Caregiving One Couple’s Unwelcome Journey with Alzheimer's Disease

During this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Jim Mangi reflects on being the loving and selfless caregiver for his wife, Kathleen, whose 17-year journey with younger-

Reflections of My Weight Journey with Joe Sapone

In this Momentum Discussions Podcast episode, Joseph Sapone reflects on his weight journey. He provides us with unique perspectives of an older adult who has lived in a l

Advocating for Science-Based Person-Centered Obesity Care: A Conversation with Ted Kyle

In this Momentum Discussions Podcast episode, obesity advocate Ted Kyle shares a bit about his personal history with obesity and how this influenced his vital work as an

The Future of Higher Education in an Era of Longevity

During this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, GSA VP Lisa McGuire and TIAA Institute Head Surya Kolluri discuss how rapid transformations in our society are impacting

Stimulating Early Neurology Referrals for People with Cognitive Impairment Who May Benefit from Anti-Amyloid Therapies

In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Dr. Armen J. Moughamian, a neurologist who cares for people with neurodegenerative brain illnesses, including Alzheimer’s dis

Emerging Issues in Obesity Care for Older Adults

In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Dr. John A. Batsis, co-convener of the GSA Obesity and Aging Interest Group, describes exciting findings about how obesity ma

Journey to GUIDE: One Practice's Road to Implementation

The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model is a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation demonstration model that launched on July 1, 2024. The model foc

Empowering Sons and Daughters of People with Younger-Onset Dementia

Younger-onset dementia is diagnosed when a person under 65 develops dementia; some people are diagnosed even as young as their 30s or 40s. People with younger-onset demen

The Significance of Ensuring Older Adults Have Access to Age-Appropriate Vaccines

During this Momentum Discussion podcast episode, GSA CEO James Appleby and VP for Policy and Professional Affairs, Patricia D’Antonio, discuss the importance of older adu