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Professional Interest Areas (PIAs)
Description:
This PIA was established in 2023.
Executive Committee
Chair: Natalie Phillips
Vice Chair: Carrie Nieman
Programs Chair: Iracema Leroi
Communications Chair: Walter Wittich
Steering Committee Member: Esther Oh
Early Career Representative: Ingrid Ekström
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#SensoryPIA
(Next election cycle: )
Executive Committee
Chair: Natalie Phillips
Vice Chair: Carrie Nieman
Programs Chair: Iracema Leroi
Communications Chair: Walter Wittich
Steering Committee Member: Esther Oh
Early Career Representative: Ingrid Ekström
#SensoryPIA
(Next election cycle: )
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Members:
66
Overview
*NEW PIA*
Sensory health and cognition are at the intersection of two major public health challenges facing an aging global population. Hearing and vision impairments are among the most common and disabling comorbidities in Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and may worsen the trajectory of decline yet frequently go unrecognized and unaddressed. Hearing loss has been consistently associated with incident dementia and accelerated cognitive decline. Vestibular impairment and olfactory dysfunction are also highly prevalent and may serve as key biomarkers in dementia. Identifying sensory impairment and intervening may serve as important nonpharmacological interventions to aid in caring for persons aging with cognitive impairment. Addressing sensory impairments, such as hearing, may also be an important intervention to prevent ADRD. Moreover, hearing and vision deficits are important to consider during cognitive assessment.
This PIA seeks to bring together leaders and trainees with a focus on sensory health, broadly defined. This PIA will aid in the generation of the latest evidence on the epidemiology and impact of sensory impairment on cognition. With a multidisciplinary focus, this PIA aims to integrate sensory health into the routine study of cognition and the care of persons aging with ADRD, from basic science and clinical investigation to community-delivered care.
Sensory health and cognition are at the intersection of two major public health challenges facing an aging global population. Hearing and vision impairments are among the most common and disabling comorbidities in Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and may worsen the trajectory of decline yet frequently go unrecognized and unaddressed. Hearing loss has been consistently associated with incident dementia and accelerated cognitive decline. Vestibular impairment and olfactory dysfunction are also highly prevalent and may serve as key biomarkers in dementia. Identifying sensory impairment and intervening may serve as important nonpharmacological interventions to aid in caring for persons aging with cognitive impairment. Addressing sensory impairments, such as hearing, may also be an important intervention to prevent ADRD. Moreover, hearing and vision deficits are important to consider during cognitive assessment.
This PIA seeks to bring together leaders and trainees with a focus on sensory health, broadly defined. This PIA will aid in the generation of the latest evidence on the epidemiology and impact of sensory impairment on cognition. With a multidisciplinary focus, this PIA aims to integrate sensory health into the routine study of cognition and the care of persons aging with ADRD, from basic science and clinical investigation to community-delivered care.
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