CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE. THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
>> JULIE: THE NUMBER OF
AMERICANS LIVING WITH
ALZHEIMER’S IS GROWING. AN
ESTIMATED 6 MILLION PEOPLE ARE
AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE WHICH
CAUSES MEMORY LOSS AND OTHER
MENTAL FUNCTIONS. WE TALK
ABOUT HOW EARLY DETECTION IS
KEY WITH MANY HEALTH RELATED
ISSUES. AND NOW ADVENT HEALTH
IS WORKING TO GET RESULTS WITH
EARLY DETECTION OF
ALZHEIMER’S. BRITTA IS
STANDING BY NOW TO ASK A
DOCTOR ABOUT A NEW PILOT
STUDY. ASK A DOCTOR IS
SPONSORED BY CAN BE PRIMARY
CARE PROCEEDINGS.
>> EARLY DETECTION CAN HELP
DOCTORS PREVENT ALZHEIMER’S
PROGRESSION. WE RECENTLY SPOKE
TO DOCTOR STEVE ARE SMITH
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER AT
ADVENTHEALTH AND WE TALKED
ABOUT THE DAVOS ALZHEIMER’S,
COLLABORATIVE IN THE WORKS AND
WHO QUALIFIES?
>> THE BIG IDEAS THIS. FOR
PEOPLE WHOSE LOVED ONES OR
THEY THEMSELVES THINK THEY
MIGHT HAVE MEMORY ISSUES. WE
WE INVITE THEM TO TAKE A
DIGITAL ASSESSMENT ON THE
COMPUTER OR AND AS A MEANS OF
SAYING, OK, YEAH, YOU NEED TO
WORRY OR YOU SHOULDN’T WORRY
IN TERMS OF MEMORY IN AND HOW
THE BRAIN IS FUNCTIONING. FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS
THAT NEED FURTHER EVALUATION.
WE’RE BRINGING THEM FOR A FULL
NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT,
INCLUDING THIS IS REALLY NEW
SCIENCE. THERE ARE SOME BLOOD
TESTS THAT WE BELIEVE MAY BE
ABLE TO DETECT THE DAMAGE THAT
OCCURS WITH ALZHEIMER’S IN THE
BRAIN. EARLY. THAT WE CAN THEN
SAY, OK, YOU NEED TO WORRY OR
YOU DON’T NEED TO WORRY. AND I
THINK THAT COULD BOTH REASSURE
PEOPLE IF THEY DON’T NEED TO
WORRY. THAT’S ALWAYS A I LEFT
MY CAR KEYS. DOES THAT MEAN I
HEADING TOWARDS ALL TIMERS?
WELL, MAYBE MAYBE NOT. AND SO
THIS IS THIS IS THE WAY TO
DISCERN THOSE 2 DIFFERENT
PROBLEMS FACE THE TEST IS
ACTUALLY VERY SIMPLE. IT ONLY
TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO DO AND
IT’S IT’S IT’S ON A COMPUTER
SCREEN AND WE SHOW DIFFERENT
PLAYING COURTS AND THERE’S
KIND OF A GAME YOU PLAY TO
REMEMBER WHICH CAR LAST OF
WHICH ONE MIGHT BE COMING UP
NEXT. IT’S VERY SIMPLE. JUST
TAKES A FEW MINUTES. YOU CAN
DO IT AT HOME ON YOUR OWN.
YOUR OWN PRIVATE ENVIRONMENT
AND WE’LL GIVE YOU THE RESULTS
OF THAT AND THEN CONNECT TO
WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE. WHO HAVE
MAYBE MORE INFORMATION FOR
YOU. WHAT WHAT WHAT YOU MIGHT
BE ABLE TO DO NEXT.
>> BRIDGETT: AS DOCTOR SMITH
MENTIONED, THE ONLINE TEST CAN
HELP DETERMINE EARLY SIGNS OF
THE DISEASE ALLOWING PATIENTS
TO BEGIN TREATMENT. EARLIER,
THE MAIN RISK FACTOR IN
DEVELOPING DEMENTIA IS AGING.
HE SAYS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
SYMPTOMS EARLY ON ALZHEIMER’S
IS MEMORY.
>> I THINK MOST FAMILIES. ARE
GOOD AT PICKING OUT WHEN
SOMEBODY IS NEEDING A LITTLE
BIT OF EXTRA ATTENTION AND
MAYBE ONE OF THESE OR OR
DIGITAL COGNITIVE EXAMS AS WE
CALL THE CAMPS. AND I THINK
IT’S REALLY INTERESTING, TOO,
TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE PEOPLE
AROUND US CAN HELP US. AND FOR
HIM. BUT WE OURSELVES CAN KNOW
IF WE’RE NOT HAVING A GOOD
MEMORY DAY, MAYBE TO MARS.
BETTER. BUT I THINK MOST
PEOPLE EARLY ON HAVE A SENSE
THAT THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING
AND THEY DON’T DO AND THAT’S
WHERE THIS REALLY PROVIDES AN
EASY OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, OK,
YEAH, I CAN PRIVATELY IN MY
OWN HOME. TAKE A TEST AND MAKE
SURE THAT I KNOW WHERE I STAND
AND WHETHER COULD OR WORKOUT
FOR TREATMENT.
>> BRIDGETT: AND DOCTOR SMITH
SAYS A YEARLY BLOOD TEST COULD
HELP ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS GET
ON THE RIGHT TRACK. AND HE
ALSO ASKED WE ASKED HIM WHY
ADVENTHEALTH WAS GIVEN THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF
THIS PILOT PROGRAM.
>> WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THE
FUTURE IS. WE DO KNOW THAT
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IS
GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART
PROVIDING BETTER CARE IN THE
FUTURE. AND THIS IS REALLY AN
EXAMPLE OF THAT. WHY
ADVENTHEALTH NOW? WELL, WE
HAVE FRIENDS WHO KNOW ABOUT
WHAT WE’RE BUILDING IN OUR
BRAIN HEALTH. YOU’RE A SCIENCE
INSTITUTE. YOU’VE SEEN THE NEW
BUILDING GOING UP ON I-FOUR.
YEAH. AND THEY SAID THEY SAID
TO POST COLLABORATE FOLKS,
LOOK, THERE’S A PROGRESSIVE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT WANTS
TO BE THE CHANGE THAT LEADS TO
THE FUTURE AND THEY CONNECTED
US WITH THE LEADERSHIP. AND
WITH YOU HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
ACROSS THE WORLD. AND SO WE’RE
VERY PLEASED TO BE PART OF THE
VANGUARD OF WHAT WE THINK ALL
TIMERS HERE. IT’S GOING TO
LIKE WE’RE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE GET THE PEOPLE
WHO NEED TO GO RALEIGH JUST TO
AROUND JUST OR TO THEIR FAMILY
PRACTITIONER OR OTHER PLACES
AND THAT THAT REALLY WILL HELP
US. RIGHT? PATIENT RIGHT
PLACE, RIGHT TIME, RIGHT
TREATMENT, AS OPPOSED TO, YOU
KNOW, SWAPPING ARDOR, ALL
WHICH IS WHICH WE’RE LOOKING
AHEAD 15, 20 YEARS AGO. OH, MY
GOODNESS. HOW WE HANDLE THIS.
SO WE GET IT OVER THE HORIZON.
HOW CAN WE LEARN TODAY? THE
MEDICINE THAT WE’RE GOING TO
PRACTICE IN 15 OR 20 YEARS?
>> BRIDGETT: AND THIS
PARTICULAR TEST, EVAN HEALTH
IS DOING IS AVAILABLE FOR
ANYONE 65 AND OLDER WHO HAS
NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH