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Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA, PhD

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12/04/2017
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses the challenges of talking about driving cessation with older adults with dementia, provides some practical strategies, and debates the ways the Department of Motor Vehicles classifies individuals with...
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses the challenges of talking about driving cessation with older adults with dementia, provides some practical strategies, and debates the ways the Department of Motor Vehicles classifies individuals with...
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD,...
12/04/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
04/20/2021
As the world continues to combat COVID-19, trends established in the beginning of the outbreak are becoming more prevalent, such as the disproportionate infection rates among the most vulnerable patient populations. Older adults, particularly...
As the world continues to combat COVID-19, trends established in the beginning of the outbreak are becoming more prevalent, such as the disproportionate infection rates among the most vulnerable patient populations. Older adults, particularly...
As the world continues to combat...
04/20/2021
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
10/10/2018
Death is inevitable, and the conversations about treatment can become challenging, especially when there has not been prior discussion and consideration of these issues. 
Death is inevitable, and the conversations about treatment can become challenging, especially when there has not been prior discussion and consideration of these issues. 
Death is inevitable, and the...
10/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
08/13/2018
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses why the emergency room (ER) should be the last resort for patient care, especially for a person with dementia, and explains why patients with dementia often end up in the ER. 
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses why the emergency room (ER) should be the last resort for patient care, especially for a person with dementia, and explains why patients with dementia often end up in the ER. 
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD,...
08/13/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
04/10/2018
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses different medication and treatment regimens for Alzheimer disease and other dementias. 
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses different medication and treatment regimens for Alzheimer disease and other dementias. 
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD,...
04/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
10/30/2017
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, talks about this new age of biomarkers in dementia and how biomarkers currently impact clinical practice.
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, talks about this new age of biomarkers in dementia and how biomarkers currently impact clinical practice.
Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C,...
10/30/2017
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
04/15/2019
If you had a genetic predisposition or mutation that would lead to Alzheimer disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), or Lewy body dementia (LBD), would you want to know? If there was a test that could show that you were developing...
If you had a genetic predisposition or mutation that would lead to Alzheimer disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), or Lewy body dementia (LBD), would you want to know? If there was a test that could show that you were developing...
If you had a genetic...
04/15/2019
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
12/10/2018
Clinical interventions that better prepare families, particularly the primary family caregiver, for possible placement and for the transition in care and the caregiving role would have potential benefit for all, including the patient, family,...
Clinical interventions that better prepare families, particularly the primary family caregiver, for possible placement and for the transition in care and the caregiving role would have potential benefit for all, including the patient, family,...
Clinical interventions that...
12/10/2018
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
11/18/2020
Health care professionals need to educate caregivers and family members to manage their stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 health crisis, so that they can thrive in the “new normal” and continue to provide care to the vulnerable persons...
Health care professionals need to educate caregivers and family members to manage their stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 health crisis, so that they can thrive in the “new normal” and continue to provide care to the vulnerable persons...
Health care professionals need...
11/18/2020
Annals of Long-Term Care
Diving Into Dementia
06/15/2020
How does a clinician give bad news? It is part of medical care and the practice of medicine, but the part we all want to avoid. It is not what most people in medicine or nursing thought about when they made their career choice. The reality is...
How does a clinician give bad news? It is part of medical care and the practice of medicine, but the part we all want to avoid. It is not what most people in medicine or nursing thought about when they made their career choice. The reality is...
How does a clinician give bad...
06/15/2020
Annals of Long-Term Care