Welcome to The Brain Trust, a podcast for and by physicians designed to help improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in clinical workflows. Tune in weekly to hear our guest primary care clinicians discuss innovative ways to support patients and their families in better managing brain disease.
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Raj C. Shah, MDDr. Shah has been a family physician/geriatrician at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, for over 20 years. Currently, he is a Professor in Family & Preventive Medicine and the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center. He completed his bachelor of science in chemical engineering at Northwestern University and then attended the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. After completing a family practice residency at West Suburban Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, he received further geriatrics training at Rush.
Dr. Shah’s academic career interest is the design and conduct of community-based clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of age-related conditions including, but not limited to, dementia. Dr. Shah is a founding member of the Illinois Cognitive Resources Network (ICRN, ilbrainhealth.org). The ICRN works to optimize the cognitive and functional well-being of Illinois residents and their families throughout the Illinois ecosystem. He is also involved in the leadership of the Geriatrics Member Interest Group of the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians.
Eukesh Ranjit, MD,Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
SIU Center for Family Medicine (Springfield)
Medical Director, Lewis Memorial Christian Village
Dr. Eukesh Ranjit is a Family Physician and a geriatrician. He is currently serving as the Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Southern Illinois University Center for Family Medicine in Springfield. His practice includes outpatient, nursing home care, assisted living, home visits, inpatient care, as well as training residents and medical students. He is the founding chair of Geriatrics MIG at IAFP. Also, he has recently been elected to the IAFP Board of Directors. His areas of interest include care of geriatric patients in primary care settings, dementia, multimorbidity, and frailty. In his free time, he enjoys travelling, learning about global cultures, and adding to an ever expanding collection of his books.
These CME activities will meet the 2023 State of Illinois Continuing Medical Education Requirements for Physician License Renewal for Recognizing Dementia. Every licensed healthcare professional who has direct patient interaction with adults age 26 and above must take one hour of training on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 – The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians designates each Online enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 credit™
Healthcare practitioners other than physicians (PAs, NPs) will be issued a certificate of participation to submit to their respective boards to be used toward their continuing education requirements.
Brought to you by:The Brain Trust is a project administered by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and funding by a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians has created a comprehensive list of best practice, evidence-based resources to support improvements in the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
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