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Mediclinic Middle East launches Healthy Ageing programme for people aged 50+

In recognition of the International Day for Older Persons on October 1, Mediclinic Middle East announced the launch of its Healthy Ageing programme, the first of its kind in the UAE’s private healthcare sector. The initiative is part of Mediclinic’s goal to improve services for the over-50-patient population in the UAE where, according to The Lancet, dementia-related illness is projected to increase by 1700 per cent by 2050, and is designed to support the World Health Organisation’s healthy ageing agenda. The programme, which is currently preparing for international accreditation and will focus on providing clear and coordinated pathways for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of age-related illness, is initially being launched in Dubai, where dedicated services for adults of more advanced age from a specialised geriatric consultant are already available at Mediclinic City Hospital. The first phase of the programme is the introduction of a new Healthy Ageing screening packa

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Targeting 12 modifiable risk factors could reduce dementia cases by 40%: Experts

 05 Apr 2021 - 18:01 The Peninsula Doha: The Lancet Commission 2020 report on ‘Dementia prevention, intervention, and care’ has estimated that the number of dementia cases worldwide could be reduced by 40% if 12 risk factors for the condition could be fully eliminated.  Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) National Dementia Risk Reduction team is working to raise public awareness of 12 modifiable risk factors that have been identified as potentially having a significant impact on a person’s overall health and their propensity for getting some form of dementia later in life. The risk factors include less education in early life. Hearing loss, Traumatic brain injury, Hypertension as well as Diabetes and Obesity in middle life. Smoking, Depression, Social isolation, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol and air pollution make up the remaining risk factors. 

Geriatric-Dermatology Clinic at Rumailah Hospital expands patient care services

 19 Jan 2021 - 8:20 The Peninsula Doha: The Geriatric-Dermatology (GeriDerm) clinic has expanded its patient care services by adding face-to-face consultations to virtual sessions for older patients with skin diseases in Qatar.  From January 2021, all new referrals to the clinic will be seen by an interdisciplinary team of dermatologists and geriatricians in a specialized Hamad Medical Corporation facility for the patient’s first appointment.  The ‘GeriDerm’ clinic was first launched in June 2020 as a virtual clinic providing specialized telemedicine-based care to cover the medical needs of older patients with dermatological problems. The provision of virtual and telephone consultations was initiated when the challenges of access to care due to the COVID-19 pandemic became more apparent. 

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