Healthy Matters - with Dr. David Hilden
Dr. David Hilden (MD, MPH, FACP) is a practicing Internal Medicine physician and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC), Hennepin County’s premier safety net hospital in downtown Minneapolis. Join him and his colleagues for expert knowledge, inspiring stories, and thoughtful insight from the front lines of today’s hospitals and clinics. They also take your questions, too! Have you ever just wanted to ask a doctor…well…anything? Email us at healthymatters@hcmed.org, call us at 612-873-TALK (8255) or tweet us @DrDavidHilden. We look forward to building on the success of our storied radio talk show (13 years!) with our new podcast, and we hope you'll join us. In the meantime, be healthy, and be well.
Healthy Matters - with Dr. David Hilden
S04_E01 - Elder Essentials: Keys to Aging Gracefully and Caring for Older Adults
10/27/24
The Healthy Matters Podcast
S04_E01 - Elder Essentials: Keys to Aging Gracefully and Caring for Older Adults
Though some of us might not like to admit it, it's a fact that right now, we're all getting (at least a little) older. But aging doesn't have to be scary, and there are certainly better practices to helping our loved ones - and ourselves - age in the best way possible. But what does "healthy aging" really mean? How do we distinguish a "senior moment" from something more serious? When is the right time to talk to a geriatrician?
On the next episode of the show we'll introduce the "5 M's" of geriatric care with geriatrician, Dr. Kerry Sheets (MD). They are: Mind, Mobility, Multi-Complexity, Medications and Matters Most, and they help provide a framework for navigating the aging process. She'll help us understand each of these and give us tips on healthy aging, and how to give the best possible care to our elders. Aging is a part of life, and there's certainly a lot to know about it, so tune in and get senior savvy with us!
Resources mentioned in this show:
fivewishes.org
honoringchoices.org
The National Institute on Aging
Got a question for the doc or a comment on the show?
Email - healthymatters@hcmed.org
Call - 612-873-TALK (8255)
Keep an eye out for upcoming shows on social media!
Find out more at www.healthymatters.org
