Conscious Caregiving with L & L "Ageism and Outcomes"

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Alzheimers, Caregiver, Healthcare, Homecare, Health, Dementia, Health & Fitness, Care, Education

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🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Conscious Caregiving with L & L is "Tackling the Tough Conversations."

The topic of this episode is "Ageism & Outcomes" featuring hosts Lori La Bey and Lance A. Slatton with an All-Star panel.

About Brittany Lamb, MD:

Dr. Brittany Lamb has been practicing in the ER since 2014. She sees the overwhelm and stress that goes with decision-makers’ need to speak for someone they care about. Recognizing the unique challenges that come with medical decisions for people living with dementia, she decided to share her expertise beyond the walls of the hospital.

In 2021 she came online to empower medical decision makers with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed choices through free and paid resources. Dr. Lamb lives and works in Northern Virginia. Her time is spent flipping between the ER at night and her online and hospice work during the day. Down-time goes to spending quality time with friends, family, and her husband.

About David McNally:

David McNally is the author of EVEN EAGLES NEED A PUSH-Learning to Soar in a Changing World, one of the most successful personal growth books ever published. David is a member of the Speakers Hall of Fame, and the producer of the award-winning documentary, THE POWER OF PURPOSE.

David has five children and has been married twice. His first wife, Jo, died in 2003 from ovarian cancer and his second wife, Cheryl, passed away from Alzheimer’s in 2023.

About Kristine Sundberg:

Kristine Sundberg is the Executive Director of Elder Voice Advocates (EVA), an advocacy non-profit organization. As an award-winning, former executive and corporate officer of Fortune 100 and entrepreneurial companies, she brings experience in management, communications, and public affairs. A personal tragedy with her father in long-term care drove her to work with other victims to form the non-profit organization, Elder Voice Advocates in 2017.

About Jeanette Leardi:

Jeanette Leardi is a social gerontologist, community educator, writer, public speaker, and aging wellness leader who changes people’s perceptions about older adults and the aging process. She is known for her engaging in-person and virtual presentations, workshops, and classes to people of all ages, as well as for her articles in national publications and appearances on national broadcasts.

About Dr. Anne Kenny:

Dr. Kenny has two books published in 2024. One is co-authored with Teresa Webb, a woman living with and advocate for Frontotemporal Dementia. The book, Your True North: A Guided Journal for Those Living with Cognitive Loss or Dementia is about Legacy, Love and Wishes for the End of a Life Well-lived.

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The The
0:23.6	The Hello and welcome back to another episode of conscious caregiving with L&L, where we're tackling the tough conversations.
0:51.9	Welcome everyone to another episode of Conscious Caregiving with
0:55.1	L&L. I am your co-host, Lance A. Slatton, also the co-hosts of the Caregivers Journal and the
1:00.9	care advocates. I am joined by my esteemed colleague, Ms. Lori Laudeau. Welcome, Lori. Well, I am
1:07.9	thrilled to be here. So this is going to be a wonderful, wonderful conversation.
1:13.0	For those of you that don't know me, I am the founder of Alzheimer's Speaks and co-founder of dementia
1:19.3	map. And my mom lived with dementia. And I am now caring for two elderly family members. And boy, do I have some examples for you on that whole ageism thing just in the last month here?
1:35.5	So looking forward to this conversation.
1:38.0	Thank you, Lent.
1:38.9	You're welcome.
1:39.7	Always good to see you, Lori.
1:41.2	But first, I'd like to welcome our esteemed panel.
1:45.4	And I'd like to take a moment and go around and have each of you introduce yourselves. I'll start with Dr. Brittany Lamb.
1:50.3	Welcome. Hi. Thanks for having me. So I'm an emergency medicine physician by training. I've
1:56.3	been doing that for about 10 years and very passionate about advanced care planning. My favorite patients are
2:02.4	people who are aging. I love the challenge of trying to help them figure out what's best for them
2:07.2	when it comes to making decisions about whether or not they're going to stay in the hospital.
2:11.5	And I also really see the need for more support in when people are making medical decisions on behalf of
2:18.3	someone who's living with dementia so that's what I've come up kind of come online to do and
2:23.1	that's my passion and I'm also working as a hospice medical director well thank you dr. Brittany
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