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1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 min. 6 sec.) ; 353072680 bytes |
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Dementia. It's probably one of the diseases we fear most, a steady decline in our thinking ability and the eventual loss of our identity. There is no cure but this well informed panel looks at preventative measures and care.The panel is comprised of journalist Ita Buttrose; Henry Brodaty, the Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Aging at UNSW; Professor Kaarin Anstey, Director of the Centre for Research on Aging, Health and Wellbeing at ANU; Zoe Terpening, a clinical neuropsychologist from The Brain and Mind Research Institute at Sydney University; and Christine Bryden, dementia advocate and writer. You might have seen Christine's story on Australian Story on ABC.None of the panellists pull any punches. It's not a diagnosis that any of us would welcome but this panel delivers what hard evidence they have; and in Christine's case, firsthand experience from the frontline.On the upside, there are some preventative measures available to everyone, measures that will slow down the progress of the disease.Paul Barclay from Radio National's Big Ideas moderates the session |
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Broadcast 2014-10-24 at 11:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Dementia -- Patients.
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Dementia -- Prevention.
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Forums (Discussion and debate)
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Streaming video
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Aly, Waleed, host
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Anstey, Kaarin, contributor
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Barclay, Paul, contributor
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Brodaty, Henry, contributor
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Bryden, Christine, contributor
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Buttrose, Ita, contributor
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Terpening, Zoe, contributor
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