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Pozzi FE, Remoli G, Tremolizzo L, Appollonio I, Ferrarese C, Cuffaro L. Brain Health and Cognition in Older Adults: Roadmap and Milestones towards the Implementation of Preventive Strategies. Brain Sci 2024; 14:55. [PMID: 38248270 PMCID: PMC10813413 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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In this narrative review, we delve into the evolving concept of brain health, as recognized by the WHO, focusing on its intersection with cognitive decline. We emphasize the imperative need for preventive strategies, particularly in older adults. We describe the target population that might benefit the most from risk-based approaches-namely, people with subjective cognitive decline. Additionally, we consider universal prevention in cognitively unimpaired middle-aged and older adults. Delving into multidomain personalized preventive strategies, we report on empirical evidence surrounding modifiable risk factors and interventions crucial in mitigating cognitive decline. Next, we highlight the emergence of brain health services (BHS). We explain their proposed role in risk assessment, risk communication, and tailored interventions to reduce the risk of dementia. Commenting on ongoing BHS pilot experiences, we present the inception and framework of our own BHS in Monza, Italy, outlining its operational structure and care pathways. We emphasize the need for global collaboration and intensified research efforts to address the intricate determinants of brain health and their potential impact on healthcare systems worldwide.
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- Federico Emanuele Pozzi
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20100 Milan, Italy; (G.R.); (L.T.); (I.A.); (C.F.); (L.C.)
- Neurology Department & Brain Health Service, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (Neuro-MI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20100 Milan, Italy; (G.R.); (L.T.); (I.A.); (C.F.); (L.C.)
- Neurology Department & Brain Health Service, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20100 Milan, Italy; (G.R.); (L.T.); (I.A.); (C.F.); (L.C.)
- Neurology Department & Brain Health Service, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (Neuro-MI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20100 Milan, Italy; (G.R.); (L.T.); (I.A.); (C.F.); (L.C.)
- Neurology Department & Brain Health Service, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (Neuro-MI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20100 Milan, Italy; (G.R.); (L.T.); (I.A.); (C.F.); (L.C.)
- Neurology Department & Brain Health Service, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (Neuro-MI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20100 Milan, Italy; (G.R.); (L.T.); (I.A.); (C.F.); (L.C.)
- Neurology Department & Brain Health Service, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (Neuro-MI), University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
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Eyre HA, Stirland LE, Jeste DV, Reynolds CF, Berk M, Ibanez A, Dawson WD, Lawlor B, Leroi I, Yaffe K, Gatchel JR, Karp JF, Newhouse P, Rosand J, Letourneau N, Bayen E, Farina F, Booi L, Devanand DP, Mintzer J, Madigan S, Jayapurwala I, Wong STC, Falcoa VP, Cummings JL, Reichman W, Lock SL, Bennett M, Ahuja R, Steffens DC, Elkind MSV, Lavretsky H. Life-Course Brain Health as a Determinant of Late-Life Mental Health: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Expert Panel Recommendations. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2023; 31:1017-1031. [PMID: 37798224 PMCID: PMC10655836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
Abstract
This position statement of the Expert Panel on Brain Health of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) emphasizes the critical role of life course brain health in shaping mental well-being during the later stages of life. Evidence posits that maintaining optimal brain health earlier in life is crucial for preventing and managing brain aging-related disorders such as dementia/cognitive decline, depression, stroke, and anxiety. We advocate for a holistic approach that integrates medical, psychological, and social frameworks with culturally tailored interventions across the lifespan to promote brain health and overall mental well-being in aging adults across all communities. Furthermore, our statement underscores the significance of prevention, early detection, and intervention in identifying cognitive decline, mood changes, and related mental illness. Action should also be taken to understand and address the needs of communities that traditionally have unequal access to preventive health information and services. By implementing culturally relevant and tailored evidence-based practices and advancing research in geriatric psychiatry, behavioral neurology, and geroscience, we can enhance the quality of life for older adults facing the unique challenges of aging. This position statement emphasizes the intrinsic link between brain health and mental health in aging, urging healthcare professionals, policymakers, and a broader society to prioritize comprehensive strategies that safeguard and promote brain health from birth through later years across all communities. The AAGP Expert Panel has the goal of launching further activities in the coming months and years.
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- Harris A Eyre
- Brain Capital Alliance (HAE, AI, WDD), San Francisco, CA; Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative (NIPI), New Approaches to Economic Challenges, Office of the Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (HAE, AI, WDD), Paris, France; Center for Health and Biosciences, The Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University (HAE), Houston, TX; Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (HAE), Dallas, TX; Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (HAE), Barcelona, Spain; Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Deakin University and Barwon Health (HAE, MB, VPF), Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine (HAE), Houston, TX; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Sciences Center (HAE), Houston, TX; Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA; Trinity College Dublin (HAE), Dublin, Ireland; FondaMental Fondation (HAE), Paris, France; Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (HAE, AI), Santiago de Chile, Chile; Houston Methodist Behavioral Health, Houston Methodist Academic Institute (HAE), Houston, TX.
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA; Division of Psychiatry, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh (LES), Edinburgh, UK
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- Global Research Network on Social Determinants of Mental Health and Exposomics (DVJ), La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Pittsburgh (CFR), Pittsburgh, PA
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Deakin University and Barwon Health (HAE, MB, VPF), Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne (MB), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne (MB), Parkville, Victoria, Australia; ORYGEN Youth Health, University of Melbourne (MB), Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Brain Capital Alliance (HAE, AI, WDD), San Francisco, CA; Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative (NIPI), New Approaches to Economic Challenges, Office of the Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (HAE, AI, WDD), Paris, France; Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA; Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (HAE, AI), Santiago de Chile, Chile; Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés, and National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) (AI), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Brain Capital Alliance (HAE, AI, WDD), San Francisco, CA; Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative (NIPI), New Approaches to Economic Challenges, Office of the Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (HAE, AI, WDD), Paris, France; Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA; Oregon Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University (WDD), Portland, OR; Institute on Aging, College of Urban & Public Affairs, Portland State University (WDD), Portland, OR
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco (KY), San Francisco, CA; Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of California, San Francisco (KY), San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School (JRG), Belmont, MA; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (JRG), Boston, MA
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona (JFK), Tucson, AZ
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- Center for Cognitive Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (PN), Nashville, TN; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Veterans Affairs-Tennessee Valley Health Care System (PN), Nashville, TN
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- McCance Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, Mass General Brigham (JR), Boston, MA; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (JR), Cambridge, MA
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary (NL), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA; Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Sorbonne Université - Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (EB), Paris, France
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA; Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University (FF), Chicago, IL
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (HAE, LES, AI, WDD, BL, IL, EB, FF, LB), San Francisco, CA; Centre for Dementia Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University (LB), Leeds, UK
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (DPD), New York, NY
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- Ralph. H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC and Professor, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina (JM), Charleston, SC
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- University of Calgary (SM), Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (SM), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- T.T. and W.F. Chao Center for BRAIN Houston Methodist Hospital (STCW), Houston, TX; Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital (STCW), Houston, TX; Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine (STCW), New York, NY; Department of Neurosciences, Weill Cornell Medicine (STCW), New York, NY; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine (STCW), New York, NY
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Deakin University and Barwon Health (HAE, MB, VPF), Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Hospital Beatriz Angelo (VPF), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, University of Nevada (JLC), Las Vegas, NV
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (WR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Global Council on Brain Health, Policy and Brain Health, AARP (SLL), Washington, DC
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- School of Psychology, University College Dublin (MB), Belfield, Dublin, Ireland; MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge (MB), England, UK
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- Center for the Future of Aging, The Milken Institute (RA), Washington, DC
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine (DCS), Farmington, CT
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- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University (MSVE), New York City, NY; American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (MSVE), Dallas, TX
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (HL), Los Angeles, CA; Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA (HL), Los Angeles, CA
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Dawson WD, Booi L, Pintado-Caipa M, Okada de Oliveira M, Kornhuber A, Spoden N, Golonka O, Shallcross L, Davidziuk A, Cominetti MR, Vergara-Manríquez M, Kochhann R, Robertson I, Eyre HA, Ibáñez A. The Brain Health Diplomat's Toolkit: supporting brain health diplomacy leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean. LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. AMERICAS 2023; 28:100627. [PMID: 38046464 PMCID: PMC10689283 DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Maintaining and improving brain health, one of the most critical global challenges of this century, necessitates innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative strategies to address the growing challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper introduces Brain Health Diplomacy (BHD) as a pioneering approach to bridge disciplinary and geographic boundaries and mobilize resources to promote equitable brain health outcomes in the region. Our framework provides a toolkit for emerging brain health leaders, equipping them with essential concepts and practical resources to apply in their professional work and collaborations. By providing case studies, we highlight the importance of culturally sensitive, region-specific interventions to address unique needs of vulnerable populations. By encouraging dialogue, ideation, and cross-sector discussions, we aspire to develop new research, policy, and programmatic avenues. The novel BHD approach has the potential to revolutionize brain health across the region and beyond, ultimately contributing to a more equitable global cognitive health landscape.
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- Walter D. Dawson
- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
- Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, CR131, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Institute on Aging, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
- Centre for Dementia Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds, LS1 3HE, United Kingdom
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
- Department of Neurology, Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Bartolomé Herrera 161, Lince, 15046, Lima, Peru
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Cognitive Neurology and Behavioral Unit (GNCC), University of São Paulo, Butanta, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
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- Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, CR131, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, CR131, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- World Dementia Council, World Dementia Council Executive Team, Floor 2, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW, United Kingdom
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Federal University of Sao Carlos, Rod. Washington Luís, Km 235, Monjolinho, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13565-905, Brazil
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- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
- University of Udine, Via Monsignor Pasquale Margreth, 3, 33100, Udine UD, Italy
- Center of Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
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- Research Projects Office, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Ramiro Barcelos 610, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-000, Brazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
- Baker Center for Public Policy, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Deakin University, Health and Education Research Building (HERB) at Barwon Health Deakin University School of Medicine, PO Box 281, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia
- Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, C/ de St. Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain
- Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, 2800 Swiss Ave, Dallas, TX, 75204, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977 Butler Blvd Suite E4.400, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), GBHI Memory and Aging Center, MC: 1207 1651 4th St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA and Trinity College Dublin, Room 0.60, Lloyd Building, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Diagonal las Torres 2640, Peñalolén, RM, 7941169, Chile
- Universidad San Andres, Vito Dumas 284, B1644BID, Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290 (C1425FQB), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Eyre HA, Searfoss J, Hopwood M, Berk M, Chen S, Cummings J, Veron F, Zikopoulou V, Ibanez A, Kelly K, Soares JC, Smith E, Gilbert BJ. Open innovation: the key to advancing brain health. CNS Spectr 2022; 28:1-3. [PMID: 35904045 PMCID: PMC9906564 DOI: 10.1017/s109285292200092x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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With the exponential growth in investment attention to brain health-solutions spanning brain wellness to mental health to neurological disorders-tech giants, payers, and biotechnology companies have been making forays into this field to identify technology solutions and pharmaceutical amplifiers. So far, their investments have had mixed results. The concept of open innovation (OI) was first coined by Henry Chesbrough to describe the paradigm by which enterprises allow free flow of ideas, products, and services from the outside to the inside and vice versa in order to remain competitive, particularly in rapidly evolving fields where there is abundant, relevant knowledge outside the traditional walls of the enterprise. In this article, we advocate for further exploration and advancement of OI in brain health.
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- Harris A. Eyre
- Neuroscience-Inspired Policy Initiative, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and the PRODEO Institute, Paris, France
- Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- ORYGEN Youth Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Neuroscience-Inspired Policy Initiative, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and the PRODEO Institute, Paris, France
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- Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Henderson, NV, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Neuroscience-Inspired Policy Initiative, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and the PRODEO Institute, Paris, France
- Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Neuroscience-Inspired Policy Initiative, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and the PRODEO Institute, Paris, France
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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The Application of Rehabilitation Therapy Occupational Competency Evaluation Model in the Improvement of College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Occup Ther Int 2022; 2022:7478736. [PMID: 35832098 PMCID: PMC9236807 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7478736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This paper constructs an evaluation model of occupational competency in rehabilitation therapy and applies it to the improvement of college students’ innovative and entrepreneurial competencies. Based on clarifying the connotation of college students’ entrepreneurial competency, this study carries out research on the evaluation system of college students’ entrepreneurial competency. First, the method of qualitative research is used to conduct in-depth interviews with college students and entrepreneurial mentors to understand the views of these groups on college students’ entrepreneurial competency, and the coding of the interview contents is carried out by applying the rooting theory, and finally, a theoretical model of the composition of college students’ entrepreneurial competency is derived. The front-line position of talent cultivation is the construction of faculty, because the faculty with high-quality vocational ability is an indispensable prerequisite for the development of universities, and the teaching level of the faculty is the key factor for the effectiveness of teaching to appear. Based on the perspective of role theory, we analyze the problems and reasons for the lack of competency in the role-playing process; integrate the three stages of understanding the role, playing the role, and adjusting the role with the competency model; and propose strategies to improve the competency of youth social workers in the process of playing the role, to help workers accurately understand the role, correctly play the role, and reasonably adjust the role. The curriculum is designed to cultivate the competency of college student nursing positions, which is conducive to improving the professional quality of college student nursing service providers and regulating college student nursing practice so that they can actively respond to problems. This will strengthen the entire teaching faculty and enhance the professional competence of full-time teachers.
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A Coordinated and Optimized Mechanism of Artificial Intelligence for Student Management by College Counselors Based on Big Data. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2021; 2021:1725490. [PMID: 34868338 PMCID: PMC8639236 DOI: 10.1155/2021/1725490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The purpose of this article is to perform in-depth research and analysis on the artificial intelligence coordination and optimization mechanism of college counseling student management using big data technology. This study places the collaborative ideological and political work of colleges and universities in the context of big data, and by analyzing its basic connotation and changes in the real situation, it explores the development progression of colleges and universities making full use of big data resources to cultivate a collaborative education model, which is conducive to promoting colleges and universities to cultivate a whole staff, whole process, and all-round accurate ideological education and value-led services and to shape excellent young college students with comprehensive growth. The first is to scientifically build a multilevel linked big data management platform for counselor professionalization construction, plan the technical architecture of the organizational platform, build a cloud database of counselor career files, and extract valuable information and data from the organizational activities at the macrolevel and personal activities at the microlevel with counselor professionalization construction activities; the second is to realize the integrated application of information resources for counselor team construction. The second is to realize the integrated application of counselor team construction information resources, visualise and accurately analyze and evaluate the counselor group's focus on career development and individual counselors' feedback on career capacity construction, and improve the overall construction, personalized education management level, and self-improvement development ability. Fourth, in the professionalization of counselors, attention should be paid to the scientific selection and prevention of risks of big data application, ensuring the authenticity and reliability of data and leakage prevention and control, etc.
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Dementia caregiving across Latin America and the Caribbean and brain health diplomacy. LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY 2021; 2:e222-e231. [PMID: 34790905 PMCID: PMC8594860 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00031-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The prevalence of dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean is growing rapidly, increasing the burden placed on caregivers. Exacerbated by fragile health-care systems, unstable economies, and extensive inequalities, caregiver burden in this region is among the highest in the world. We reviewed the major challenges to caregiving in Latin America and the Caribbean, and we propose regional and coordinated actions to drive future change. Current challenges include the scarcity of formal long-term care, socioeconomic and social determinants of health disparities, gender-biased burdens, growing dementia prevalence, and the effect of the current COVID-19 pandemic on families affected by dementia. Firstly, we propose local and regional short-term strategic recommendations, including systematic identification of specific caregiver needs, testing of evidence-based local interventions, contextual adaptation of strategies to different settings and cultures, countering gender bias, strengthening community support, provision of basic technology, and better use of available information and communications technology. Additionally, we propose brain health diplomacy (ie, global actions aimed to overcome the systemic challenges to brain health by bridging disciplines and sectors) and convergence science as frameworks for long-term coordinated responses, integrating tools, knowledge, and strategies to expand access to digital technology and develop collaborative models of care. Addressing the vast inequalities in dementia caregiving across Latin America and the Caribbean requires innovative, evidence-based solutions coordinated with the strengthening of public policies.
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Ibanez A, Parra MA, Butler C. The Latin America and the Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD): From Networking to Research to Implementation Science. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 82:S379-S394. [PMID: 33492297 PMCID: PMC8293660 DOI: 10.3233/jad-201384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In comparison with other regions, dementia prevalence in Latin America is growing rapidly, along with the consequent clinical, social, and economic burden upon patients and their families. The combination of fragile health care systems, large social inequalities, and isolated clinical and research initiatives makes the coordination of efforts imperative. The Latin America and the Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD) is a regional organization overseeing and promoting clinical and research activities on dementia. Here, we first provide an overview of the consortium, highlighting the antecedents and current mission. Then, we present the consortium’s regional research, including the multi-partner consortium to expand dementia research in Latin America (ReDLat), which aims to identify the unique genetic, social, and economic factors that drive Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia presentation in LAC relative to the US. We describe an extension of ReDLat which aims to develop affordable markers of disease subtype and severity using high density EEG. We introduce current initiatives promoting regional diagnosis, visibility, and capacity, including the forthcoming launch of the Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat). We discuss LAC-CD-led advances in brain health diplomacy, including an assessment of responses to the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia and examining the knowledge of public policies among experts in the region. Finally, we present the current knowledge-to-action framework, which paves the way for a future regional action plan. Coordinated actions are crucial to forging strong regional bonds, supporting the implementation of regional dementia plans, improving health systems, and expanding research collaborations across Latin America.
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- Agustin Ibanez
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA.,Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia.,Latin American Institute for Brain Health (BrainLat), Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia.,School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, UK.,Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Neurología, Pontificia Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Richardson S, Sinha A, Vahia I, Dawson W, Kaye J, Reynolds CF, Smith E, Cummings J, Berk M, Lavretsky H, Eyre HA. Brain Health Living Labs. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021; 29:698-703. [PMID: 33342676 PMCID: PMC9011364 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We call on geriatric brain health care providers, executives and entrepreneurs to embrace our Brain Health Living Lab model-a user-centered, iterative ecosystem, integrating concurrent clinical care, research and innovation processes.
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- School of Medicine (SR, AS, ES), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School (IV), Boston, MA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California (WD, HAE), San Francisco (UCSF), CA; Department of Neurology, School of Medicine (WD), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; Institute on Aging, College of Urban and Public Affairs (WD, JK), Portland State University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine (WD), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Psychiatry (CFR), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- School of Medicine (SR, AS, ES), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health Sciences (JC), University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV; Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (JC), Las Vegas, NV
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- Deakin University, IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (MB, HAE), School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Department of Psychiatry (MB, HAE), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Orygen Youth Health (MB), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne (MB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California (HL), Los Angeles (UCLA), CA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California (WD, HAE), San Francisco (UCSF), CA; Deakin University, IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (MB, HAE), School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Department of Psychiatry (MB, HAE), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine (HAE), The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Brainstorm Lab for Mental Health Innovation (HAE), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
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Eyre HA, Berk M, Smith E, Cummings J, Heinemeyer M. Brain Health Executives: A Transdisciplinary Workforce Innovation-A Commentary. INNOVATIONS IN CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE 2021; 18:24-27. [PMID: 34980980 PMCID: PMC8667705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Given the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, social, health, and consumer trends, the development of effective Brain Health Executives is a key workforce innovation. Convergence Brain Health involves the integration of scientists, clinicians, bioinformaticists, global health experts, social scientists, engineers, technology entrepreneurs, medical educators, caregivers, and consumers. Synergy between government, academia, and industry is also vital. The discipline of Brain Health Executives provides a novel workforce approach to ensure we have individuals who can meet the demands of Convergence Brain Health. The optimal persona of an effective Brain Health Executive will include these core elements: a certain mindset, sufficient clinical experience to understand clinical realities and research experience to understand methodology and process, business experience in critical functional areas, informed perspectives on platform design and deep technologies in brain health, fluency with novel funding mechanisms, a progressive interest in the emerging fields across brain health, the ability to see where point solutions fit within broader product symphonies and the brain health landscape, and the facility to apply proven business and commercialization practices from not only other fields of medicine, but other industries. Promising initiatives for training and workforce development, such as Stanford University Brainstorm Mental Health Innovation Lab and the Global Brain Health Institute, may serve as predicates for the novel Brain Health Executive model. Small, agile, highly collaborative, and emotionally intelligent teams may help form the ideal Brain Health Executives in the short-term. This commentary explores the discipline of convergence of science and its role in addressing the current global brain health crisis.
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- Harris A Eyre
- Dr. Eyre and Mr. Heinemeyer are co-founders of the PRODEO Institute. Dr. Eyre is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California; the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California, San Francisco; the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; Trinity University in Dublin, Ireland, and Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France
- Dr. Berk is with IMPACT and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the University of Melbourne's Department of Psychiatry, Orygen Youth Health, and The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health in Victoria, Australia; and the Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation at Standord University in Palo Alto, California
- Ms. Smith is with Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; the GBHI at the University of California, San Francisco; and OECD in Paris, France
- Dr. Cummings is with the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, and the School of Integrated Health Sciences at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mr. Heinemeyer is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California
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- Dr. Eyre and Mr. Heinemeyer are co-founders of the PRODEO Institute. Dr. Eyre is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California; the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California, San Francisco; the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; Trinity University in Dublin, Ireland, and Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France
- Dr. Berk is with IMPACT and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the University of Melbourne's Department of Psychiatry, Orygen Youth Health, and The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health in Victoria, Australia; and the Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation at Standord University in Palo Alto, California
- Ms. Smith is with Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; the GBHI at the University of California, San Francisco; and OECD in Paris, France
- Dr. Cummings is with the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, and the School of Integrated Health Sciences at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mr. Heinemeyer is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California
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- Dr. Eyre and Mr. Heinemeyer are co-founders of the PRODEO Institute. Dr. Eyre is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California; the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California, San Francisco; the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; Trinity University in Dublin, Ireland, and Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France
- Dr. Berk is with IMPACT and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the University of Melbourne's Department of Psychiatry, Orygen Youth Health, and The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health in Victoria, Australia; and the Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation at Standord University in Palo Alto, California
- Ms. Smith is with Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; the GBHI at the University of California, San Francisco; and OECD in Paris, France
- Dr. Cummings is with the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, and the School of Integrated Health Sciences at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mr. Heinemeyer is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California
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- Dr. Eyre and Mr. Heinemeyer are co-founders of the PRODEO Institute. Dr. Eyre is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California; the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California, San Francisco; the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; Trinity University in Dublin, Ireland, and Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France
- Dr. Berk is with IMPACT and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the University of Melbourne's Department of Psychiatry, Orygen Youth Health, and The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health in Victoria, Australia; and the Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation at Standord University in Palo Alto, California
- Ms. Smith is with Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; the GBHI at the University of California, San Francisco; and OECD in Paris, France
- Dr. Cummings is with the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, and the School of Integrated Health Sciences at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mr. Heinemeyer is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California
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- Dr. Eyre and Mr. Heinemeyer are co-founders of the PRODEO Institute. Dr. Eyre is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California; the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California, San Francisco; the Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; Trinity University in Dublin, Ireland, and Neuroscience-inspired Policy Initiative at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France
- Dr. Berk is with IMPACT and School of Medicine at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia; the University of Melbourne's Department of Psychiatry, Orygen Youth Health, and The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health in Victoria, Australia; and the Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation at Standord University in Palo Alto, California
- Ms. Smith is with Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; the GBHI at the University of California, San Francisco; and OECD in Paris, France
- Dr. Cummings is with the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, and the School of Integrated Health Sciences at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mr. Heinemeyer is with the PRODEO Institute in San Francisco, California
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Ibanez A, Yokoyama JS, Possin KL, Matallana D, Lopera F, Nitrini R, Takada LT, Custodio N, Sosa Ortiz AL, Avila-Funes JA, Behrens MI, Slachevsky A, Myers RM, Cochran JN, Brusco LI, Bruno MA, Brucki SMD, Pina-Escudero SD, Okada de Oliveira M, Donnelly Kehoe P, Garcia AM, Cardona JF, Santamaria-Garcia H, Moguilner S, Duran-Aniotz C, Tagliazucchi E, Maito M, Longoria Ibarrola EM, Pintado-Caipa M, Godoy ME, Bakman V, Javandel S, Kosik KS, Valcour V, Miller BL. The Multi-Partner Consortium to Expand Dementia Research in Latin America (ReDLat): Driving Multicentric Research and Implementation Science. Front Neurol 2021; 12:631722. [PMID: 33776890 PMCID: PMC7992978 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.631722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Dementia is becoming increasingly prevalent in Latin America, contrasting with stable or declining rates in North America and Europe. This scenario places unprecedented clinical, social, and economic burden upon patients, families, and health systems. The challenges prove particularly pressing for conditions with highly specific diagnostic and management demands, such as frontotemporal dementia. Here we introduce a research and networking initiative designed to tackle these ensuing hurdles, the Multi-partner consortium to expand dementia research in Latin America (ReDLat). First, we present ReDLat's regional research framework, aimed at identifying the unique genetic, social, and economic factors driving the presentation of frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease in Latin America relative to the US. We describe ongoing ReDLat studies in various fields and ongoing research extensions. Then, we introduce actions coordinated by ReDLat and the Latin America and Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD) to develop culturally appropriate diagnostic tools, regional visibility and capacity building, diplomatic coordination in local priority areas, and a knowledge-to-action framework toward a regional action plan. Together, these research and networking initiatives will help to establish strong cross-national bonds, support the implementation of regional dementia plans, enhance health systems' infrastructure, and increase translational research collaborations across the continent.
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- Agustin Ibanez
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- School of Psychology, Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, Latin American Institute for Brain Health (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Adolfo Ibanez University, Santiago, Chile
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, Aging Institute, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
- Memory and Cognition Clinic, Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
- Mental Health Unit, Hospital Universitario Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Unit Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention, Cognitive Neurology Center, Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Lima, Perú
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia MVS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico
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- Department of Geriatrics, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico, Mexico
- Univ. Bordeaux, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France
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- Centro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada, Hospital Clínico, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Clínica Alemana Santiago, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Clínica Alemana Santiago, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile
- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory, Physiopathology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience and East Neuroscience, Santiago, Chile
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Clinic (CMYN) Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital del Salvador, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, United States
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ALZAR – Alzheimer, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facultad Ciencias Médicas, Instituto Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Católica de Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina
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- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
- Hospital Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
- Hospital Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Multimedia Signal Processing Group - Neuroimage Division, French-Argentine International Center for Information and Systems Sciences, Rosario, Argentina
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Faculty of Education, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Memory and Cognition Clinic, Intellectus, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia
- Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Physiology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience, Latin American Institute for Brain Health (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Adolfo Ibanez University, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Unit Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention, Cognitive Neurology Center, Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Lima, Perú
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Smith E, Ali D, Wilkerson B, Dawson WD, Sobowale K, Reynolds C, Berk M, Lavretsky H, Jeste D, Ng CH, Soares JC, Aragam G, Wainer Z, Manji HK, Licinio J, Lo AW, Storch E, Fu E, Leboyer M, Tarnanas I, Ibanez A, Manes F, Caddick S, Fillit H, Abbott R, Robertson IH, Chapman SB, Au R, Altimus CM, Hynes W, Brannelly P, Cummings J, Eyre HA. A Brain Capital Grand Strategy: toward economic reimagination. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:3-22. [PMID: 33100330 PMCID: PMC8244537 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00918-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
‘I have not found among my possessions anything which I hold more dear than, or value so much as, my knowledge of the actions of great people, acquired by long experience in contemporary affairs, and a continual study of antiquity.’ The Prince, Machiavelli
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- School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Institute on Aging, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Deakin University, IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Orygen Youth Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Melbourne Clinic and St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Richmond, VIC, Australia
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- Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders, Louis Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA
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- Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Neuroscience, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Medicine, and Neuroscience & Physiology, College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Laboratory for Financial Engineering, Department of Finance, Sloan Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Psychiatry Department, University Paris Est Créteil, INSERM U955, FondaMental Foundation, Creteil, France
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- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC), Universidad San Andres, Riobamba 1276, C1116ABJ, San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Piso 9 (C1425FQB), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, School of Psychology, Adolfo Ibañez University, Av. Presidente Errázuriz 3328, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
- Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Calle 90 # 46-112, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Piso 9 (C1425FQB), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCYT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departments of Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Care and Neuroscience, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- School of Law, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Center for BrainHealth, The BrainHealth Project, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for BrainHealth, The BrainHealth Project, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy, Neurobiology, Neurology and Epidemiology, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- New Approaches to Economic Challenges Unit, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France
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- Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Deakin University, IMPACT, The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
- Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Abdelrahman NG, Haque R, Polverento ME, Wendling A, Goetz CM, Arnetz BB. Brain Health: Attitudes towards Technology Adoption in Older Adults. Healthcare (Basel) 2020; 9:healthcare9010023. [PMID: 33379363 PMCID: PMC7823644 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9010023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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(1) Background: There is increasing scholarly support for the notion that properly implemented and used, technology can be of substantial benefit for older adults. Use of technology has been associated with improved self-rating of health and fewer chronic conditions. Use of technology such as handheld devices by older adults has the potential to improve engagement and promote cognitive and physical health. However, although, literature suggests some willingness by older adults to use technology, simultaneously there are reports of a more cautious attitude to its adoption. Our objective was to determine the opinions towards information technologies, with special reference to brain health, in healthy older adults either fully retired or still working in some capacity including older adult workers and retired adults living in an independent elderly living community. We were especially interested in further our understanding of factors that may play a role in technology adoption and its relevance to addressing health related issues in this population; (2) Methods: Two focus groups were conducted in an inner-city community. Participants were older adults with an interest in their general health and prevention of cognitive decline. They were asked to discuss their perceptions of and preferences for the use of technology. Transcripts were coded for thematic analysis; (3) Results: Seven common themes emerged from the focus group interviews: physical health, cognitive health, social engagement, organizing information, desire to learn new technology, advancing technology, and privacy/security; and (4) Conclusions: This study suggests that in order to promote the use of technology in older adults, one needs to consider wider contextual issues, not only device design per se, but the older adult's rationale for using technology and their socio-ecological context.
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Dawson WD, Bobrow K, Ibanez A, Booi L, Pintado-Caipa M, Yamamoto S, Tarnanas I, Evans T, Comas-Herrera A, Cummings J, Kaye J, Yaffe K, Miller BL, Eyre HA. The necessity of diplomacy in brain health. Lancet Neurol 2020; 19:972-974. [PMID: 33212057 PMCID: PMC8315828 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(20)30358-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Walter D Dawson
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 USA; Institute on Aging, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Universidad San Andres, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, School of Psychology, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile; Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Research Unit of the Department of Neurology, Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Lince, Perú; Memory and Aging Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Memory and Aging Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Hellenic Initiative Against Alzheimer's Disease, Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; BiHeLab, Ionian University, Kerkira, Greece; Swiss National Dementia Task Force, Federal Office of Public Health and Swiss Conference of the Cantonal Ministers of Public Health, Lucerne, Switzerland; Altoida, Texas Medical Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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- Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV, USA; Department of Brain Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Memory and Aging Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Memory and Aging Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Global Brain Health Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Deakin University, IMPACT SRC, School of Medicine, Geelong, VIC, Australia; Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA USA; Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Ibanez A, Santamaria‐Garcia H, Guerrero Barragan A, Kornhuber A, Ton AMM, Slachevsky A, Teixeira AL, Mar Meza BM, Serrano CM, Cano C, Arias Gonzalez C, Gonzalez‐Billault C, Butler C, Bustin J, Duran‐Aniotz C, Acosta D, Matallana DL, Acosta‐Alvear D, Trépel D, Resende EDPF, de Oliveira FF, Ibanez F, De Felice FG, Navarrete G, Tarnanas I, Meier IB, Smid J, Llibre‐Guerra J, Llibre‐Rodriguez JJ, Fajersztajn L, Takada LT, Duque L, Okada de Oliveira M, Bicalho MAC, Behrens MI, Pintado‐Caipa M, Parra M, Wilson MZ, De La Cruz Puebla M, Custodio N, Santibanez R, Serafim RB, Tavares RM, Piña Escudero SD, Leon Rodriguez T, Dawson W, Miller BL, Kosik KS. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 in dementia across Latin America: A call for an urgent regional plan and coordinated response. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2020; 6:e12092. [PMID: 33283036 PMCID: PMC7683959 DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic will disproportionately impact countries with weak economies and vulnerable populations including people with dementia. Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs) are burdened with unstable economic development, fragile health systems, massive economic disparities, and a high prevalence of dementia. Here, we underscore the selective impact of SARS-CoV-2 on dementia among LACs, the specific strain on health systems devoted to dementia, and the subsequent effect of increasing inequalities among those with dementia in the region. Implementation of best practices for mitigation and containment faces particularly steep challenges in LACs. Based upon our consideration of these issues, we urgently call for a coordinated action plan, including the development of inexpensive mass testing and multilevel regional coordination for dementia care and related actions. Brain health diplomacy should lead to a shared and escalated response across the region, coordinating leadership, and triangulation between governments and international multilateral networks.
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- Agustin Ibanez
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Cognitive Neuroscience Center (CNC)Universidad de San AndrésBuenos AiresArgentina
- National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)Buenos AiresArgentina
- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN)Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, School of Psychology, Adolfo Ibañez UniversitySantiagoChile
- Universidad Autónoma del CaribeBarranquillaColombia
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Departamentos de Psiquiatría, Instituto de Envejecimiento, Centro de Memoria y Cognición IntellectusHospital Universitario San IgnacioBogotáColombia
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Servicio de NeurologíaSubred de Servicios de Salud SuroccidenteBogotáColombia
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- Laboratory of Translational Physiology and PharmacologyPharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program, Vila Velha UniversityVila VelhaEspírito SantoBrazil
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Clinic (CMYN), Neurology DepartmentDel Salvador Hospital and University of Chile Faculty of MedicineSantiagoChile
- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Faculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Department ‐ ICBM, Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Department of Neurology and PsychiatryClínica Alemana‐Universidad del DesaConcepciónChile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- Cognitive Neurology, Department of NeurologyCésar Milstein Hospital, ALMA (Asociación de Lucha contra el Mal de Alzheimer y alteraciones semejantes de la República Argentina), Research Ethics Committee, Ministry of Health of Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Departamentos de Psiquiatría, Instituto de Envejecimiento, Centro de Memoria y Cognición IntellectusHospital Universitario San IgnacioBogotáColombia
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental BiologyUniversity of California Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCaliforniaUSA
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Faculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
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- Department of Brain SciencesImperial CollegeLondonUK
- Nuffield Department of Clinical NeurosciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Department of NeurologyPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
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- Instituto de Neurología CognitivaINCYTBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN)Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, School of Psychology, Adolfo Ibañez UniversitySantiagoChile
- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Faculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
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- Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU), Internal Medicine DepartmentGeriatric SectionSanto DomingoDominican Republic
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Departamentos de Psiquiatría, Instituto de Envejecimiento, Centro de Memoria y Cognición IntellectusHospital Universitario San IgnacioBogotáColombia
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental BiologyUniversity of California Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCaliforniaUSA
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- Global Brain Health InstituteTrinity College DublinDublinIreland
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Instituto de Ensino e PesquisaSanta Casa BHBelo HorizonteBrazil
- Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrazil
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Escola Paulista de MedicinaFederal University of São Paulo ‐ UNIFESPSão PauloBrazil
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- Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrazil
- Queen's UniversityKingstonOntarioCanada
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- Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN)Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, School of Psychology, Adolfo Ibañez UniversitySantiagoChile
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- Altoida Inc.HoustonTexasUSA
- Swiss National Task Force for DementiaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Altoida Inc.HoustonTexasUSA
- Swiss National Task Force for DementiaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Sao Paulo; Institute of Infectious Diseases Emilio RibasSão PauloBrazil
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Department of NeurologyWashington University School of MedicineSt LouisUSA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Experimental Air PollutionUniversity of São Paulo School of MedicineSao PauloBrazil
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- Cognitive Disorders Unit, NeuromedicenterNational Commission in BioethicsQuitoEcuador
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Hospital das ClinicasUniversity of Sao Paulo Medical SchoolSao PauloBrazil
- Hospital Santa MarcelinaSao PauloBrazil
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- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Department ‐ ICBM, Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of ChileSantiagoChile
- FCEFyNUniversidad Nacional de San JuanSan JuanArgentina
- Departamento de Neurología and Neurocirugía Hospital Clínico, Departamento de NeurocienciasCentro de Investigación Clínica Avanzada (CICA) Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de ChileSantiagoChile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Unit Cognitive Impairment and Dementia PreventionCognitive Neurology Center, Peruvian Institute of NeurosciencesLimaPeru
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental BiologyUniversity of California Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCaliforniaUSA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)Autonome University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Unit Cognitive Impairment and Dementia PreventionCognitive Neurology Center, Peruvian Institute of NeurosciencesLimaPeru
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- Department of NeurologyPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
- Neurology ServiceComplejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero del RíoSantiagoChile
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- Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrazil
- Behavioral Neurology ClinicSanta Casa de Belo HorizonteMGBrazil
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Clinic (CMYN), Neurology DepartmentDel Salvador Hospital and University of Chile Faculty of MedicineSantiagoChile
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- Department of NeurologySchool of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
- Institute on AgingCollege of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)University of California San Francisco (UCSF)San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental BiologyUniversity of California Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCaliforniaUSA
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El Hayek S, Nofal M, Abdelrahman D, Adra A, Al Harthi M, Al Shamli S, AlNuaimi N, Bensid L, Cheaito MA, Emberish AM, Larnaout A, Radwan A, Slaih M, Kobeissy F, Bizri M. Telepsychiatry in the Arab World: A Viewpoint Before and During COVID-19. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2020; 16:2805-2815. [PMID: 33239877 PMCID: PMC7682595 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s277224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Telepsychiatry, a subset of telemedicine, has been increasingly studied to meet the growing demands for psychiatric care. The utility of telepsychiatry is relevant now more than ever as the world endures the COVID-19 global pandemic. This paper describes the prior state and the changes that the COVID-19 outbreak brought to telepsychiatry in a selected group of Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. PATIENTS AND METHODS We invited twelve early-career psychiatrists from different Arab nations to share information related to telepsychiatry in their respective countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The information was collected using a semi-structured guide. This was complemented by a search for relevant articles in five search engines using terms such as "COVID-19," "telepsychiatry," and "Arab world". RESULTS Before the pandemic, digital mental health services were provided in several Arab countries, mainly through hotlines and messaging services. The COVID-19 pandemic has marked a major shift in digital psychiatric services in the Arab MENA world, through the transformation of many clinics and some hospitals into digital mental health systems. Many non-governmental organizations also started remote initiatives for psychological support and psychiatric counseling. Three main barriers of patient-related, healthcare-related, and system-related hurdles of using telepsychiatry emanated from the analysis. CONCLUSION The use of digital mental health services varies between different Arab countries. Even though some nations have laws that regulate the provision of such services, most struggle with multifactorial barriers. As affordable and attainable solutions cannot only rely on training and recruiting more psychiatrists, telepsychiatry would help meet the exceeding demands in the Arab world, particularly after the COVID-19 outbreak.
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- Samer El Hayek
- Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Psychiatry, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Oman Medical Specialty Board, Psychiatry Program, Muscat, Sultanet of Oman
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- Psychiatric Department, Al Ain Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department a, University of Algiers, Drid Hocine Hospital Specialized in Psychiatry, Algiers, Algeria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Psychiatry Department D, Razi Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Mental Health Service, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- National Center for Mental Health, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Eyre HA, Ellsworth W, Fu E, Manji HK, Berk M. Responsible innovation in technology for mental health care. Lancet Psychiatry 2020; 7:728-730. [PMID: 32828153 PMCID: PMC7440881 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30192-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Harris A Eyre
- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; Brainstorm Laboratory for Mental Health Innovation, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA; Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Department of Computer Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Neuroscience, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Titusville, NJ, USA
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- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; Orygen Youth Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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Brain health diplomacy in a new decade: why innovation matters. Int Psychogeriatr 2020; 32:901-903. [PMID: 32933600 DOI: 10.1017/s1041610220000381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Rebooting Late-Life Mental Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship With Convergence Science. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2020; 28:591-596. [PMID: 32276828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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