The Dialogue on Aging Public Presentation Series is hosted by the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging and Providence Health Care. On November 14th, 2024, we have the pleasure of hosting a virtual session with Dr. Serge Gauthier, Professor Emeritus from the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at McGill University!
Title: Can We Translate Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia into Our Lifestyle? Yes!
Summary: Large scale epidemiological studies around the world have established potential modifiable risk factors for dementia. The latest update was published by the Lancet Commission on Dementia this summer, with fourteen factors. Some are relevant to early life such as less education, most are relevant to mid-life and the rest late in life. Many can be grouped under cardiovascular risks such as high LDL cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, obesity, lack of physical activity. One can be surprising: air pollution. Others stood out during the COVID pandemic: social isolation, hearing and visual impairment. Traumatic brain injury became established in studying professional football players. Finally, depression and excessive alcohol are common. Other modifiable factors may be confirmed in the future with more evidence, such as dental disease and impaired sleep.
Speaker Biography: Dr. Serge Gauthier is a clinical neurologist specializing in the development of new tools for diagnosis and treatments for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.Dr. Gauthier was a clinical investigator and staff neurologist at the Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute, Director of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging, and Director of the Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit of the MCSA until 2021. He was also a Senior Scientist of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Development. Dr. Gauthier was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2014 and the National Order of Québec in 2017 for his contributions to advancing our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and for fostering the development of research networks in his specialty.
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