In this week’s episode, Dr. Jason Karlawish and Richard Bartholomew, the husband and caretaker of one of his patients, share insight into the relationship between caregivers and clinicians when looking after someone with Alzheimer's. The conversation covers how diseases like Alzheimer's and Covid-19 ramify to affect more than just its patients, and how caregivers shouldn't be thought of as typical hospital visitors, but as essential members of the care team.
Episode 8: Jason Karlawish and an Alzheimer's caregiver on dementia's ripple effect | First Opinion Podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast