PODCAST
Episode 12: Early Detection in Latino Communities
Episode Description
In today’s episode host Dr Raj Shah, MD talks with Dr Evelyn Figueroa, MD, Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine, Director of Community Engagement Department of Family & Community Medicine at UIC College of Medicine and Director of Pilsen Food Pantry, to discuss ways family physicians can improve early detection of Alzheimer’s disease in their Latino patient populations.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe specific challenges affecting the Latino communities that exacerbate the burden of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Name one way family physicians can create a supportive environment for early detection in their Latino patients.
Host: Raj Shah, MD – Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University
Guest: Evelyn Figueroa, MD, Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine, Director of Community Engagement, Department of Family & Community Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, President- UI Health Medical Staff Office, Director- Pilsen Food Pantry