Christina Prather, MD, FACP

@AlchalabiMd @PhD_Leigh @GW_BrainHealth @EndAlzDC @GWtweets @GWSMHS @GW_MFA

@_DCHealth going all out with its #dementia & #brainHealth education program - bringing culturally competent, patient-centered, communication-focused #dementiaeducation to service staff, administrators & healthcare workers. Love it & loved working on it! learning.brainhealth.dc.gov

@GW_BrainHealth So excited to spend the month of June with @_DCHealth reaching out to our community in DC to raise awareness about #BrainHealth #AlzheimersDisease - #Clinicalpublichealth in action! @GWSMHS @GWSMHS @GWtweets @alzassociation @MedSocDC

This June the Institute for Brain Health & Dementia at GWU will be hosting our inaugural Brain Health Month! Community members across can look forward to many educational events to learn more about ways to support brain health and those living with memory loss. #BrainHealthGWU

via @NYTimes - We need treatment for #alzheimers that is validated, peer reviewed and effective. Imagine what could be done with $26000 a year for every potential Medicare beneficiary with AD on the side of #prevention! nytimes.com/2022/12/29/hea…

Lots of #hospice #healthpolicy chatter of late, change may be needed, but careful what you ask for. #dementia @AAHPM #Alzheimers Federal Policy Changes to Hospice Benefit and Use for Persons With ADRD ja.ma/3W5UgFV via @JAMAHealthForum part of @JAMANetwork

#Healthpolicy informs how #hospice is incentivized to provide care. Grateful to our @GW_BrainHealth team & Dr. Gianattasio for this timely article on end of life #dementia care. Medicare hospice policy changes and beneficiaries’ rate of live discha... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Prevent #dementia!? You can do that? Yes, sometimes you can! Aging is the #1 risk for #Alzheimers but #Primarycare can move the needle w/ great risk fx & #preventativecare #projectecho Session 1 w/ @alzassociation Mary's Center & @GWGeriPal! @AlchalabiMd

Excited to marry #Geriatrics and #Dementiacare today in a new #ProjectEcho series on #primarycare and #Alzheimers with @alzassociation, DC's Mary's Center's Dr. Laura Blinkhorn & @GWGeriPal's @AlchalabiMd and myself. #Geriatricsforall! @GWSMHS @GW_BrainHealth @GW_MFA

So guns. Did you know they are now the #1 cause of death in children? This movement isn't about gun rights, it's about safety and freedom from violence. Sign this petition from the American Women's Health Committee to Xavier Becerra, JD, Secretary HHS form.jotform.com/221805491761154

Proud of team @GW_BrainHealth & phD candidate Gianattasio for her statistical rigor on this important piece #AlzheimersDisease #PalliativeCare Federal Policy Changes to Hospice Benefit and Use for Persons With ADRD ja.ma/3ylxQYe via @JAMAHealthForum part of @JAMANetwork

Wanna prevent dementia? Get your knowledge on! This Wed, at noon, be there with Dr. Loretta DiPietro discussing "Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Dementia." Register: gwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #alzheimersdisease #EndAlz @_DCHealth @AlchalabiMd @gwneurology @GWSMHS

How COVID-19 changed end-of-life care - Loving this quick read article that pulls on the 💙#palliativecare #palliative #FOAMed #hpm #EOLC @palliverse #hospitalists acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/…

Love talking #agefriendly with @MelissaBPhD from @GWAging and teaching our thoughtful message students about #aging and #PublicHealth @GWSMHS. Thanks @MelissaBPhD!!! @_DCHealth #4Ms #thisisgeriatrics #thisisgettingold

Join us Friday, Nov. 19th at 12 pm (EST) as a diverse panel of men share their stories on the struggles and strength involved in caring for their loved ones living with dementia. (register here: bit.ly/3nu49yp) @GW_BrainHealth @NFLAlumni @alzassociation #dementia

@AbGreer @washingtonian Thanks roomie aka DOCTOR GREER!! You da best!

I don’t need an outside source to know how amazing @DocPrather is, but having this arrive in my mailbox today sure made my Monday! @washingtonian #TopDoctors

@katieRmorrison Dislike! Dislike!! #elderabuse is so often unrecognized! #thankful for amazing docs like YOU on the lookout for it!

@DocPrather was thinking of you today. Unfortunately, have a patient who is a victim of elder abuse. Wish I had you on the case! Miss your wealth of wisdom!!!

So much fun to see friends having conversations in these important spaces! @JH_Memory_Aging #Alzheimers #HealthEquity

Excited to launch a new webinar FRIDAY highlighting stories of MALE CAREGIVERS in #dementia #thisisgeriatrics Join in for "The Heart of His Story: Male Caregiver Perspective in the Dementia Journey" alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @GW_MFA @gwneurology @GWSMHS #MedEd @_DCHealth @DACL_DC

Excited to hear @UCLAHealth's Dr. Mayeda talk tomorrow - "Toward Health Equity in Brain Aging: Nontraditional Data Sources and Innovative Tools" Join us for this sponsored series on #dementia & #publichealth @GWSMHS @GW_MFA @GW_BrainHealth Register here gwu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…