Flu Vaccines in Alzheimer’s Disease

CEimpact Podcast

English - August 29, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB
Courses Education Science ceimpact podcast precept2practice level up gamechangers pharmacy cme cpe pharmacology ceimpact geoff wall Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: The Pharmacotherapy of Insomnia

Next Episode: Statin Plus Ezetimibe In ASCVD

Vaccine distrust and misinformation is at an all-time high. One claim is that vaccines are responsible for dementias, like Alzheimer’s Disease. A recent database study may show the exact opposite. Join host, Geoff Wall, with guest, Jake Galdo, to discuss the role of vaccines and other therapies in the prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease.

The GameChanger
A recent large propensity matched retrospective database study found that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease was LOWER in persons who received regular influenza vaccines compared to unvaccinated individuals.

Show Segments
00:00 – Introductions
01:54 – Alzheimer's Disease
06:00 – Vaccines and Decreasing Risk of Dementia
08:32 – Association Between Influenza Vaccine and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
16:11 – The GameChanger
18:35 – Connecting to Practice
22:45 – Mitigating Risk
26:03 – Amyloid Plaque
28:15 – Vaccination Season
29:54 – Closing Remarks

Host
Geoff Wall, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, CGP
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Drake University
Internal Medicine/Critical Care, UnityPoint Health

Guest
Jake Galdo, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCGP
CEO, Seguridad, Inc
Pharmacist, Ross Bridge Pharmacy
Director, CEimpact

References and resources:

Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Following Influenza Vaccination: A Claims-Based Cohort Study Using Propensity Score Matching. Faked Beta-Amyloid Data. What Does It Mean?

Redeem your CPE or CME credit

CPE (Pharmacist)CME (Physician)

Get a membership & earn CE for GameChangers Podcast episodes (30 mins/episode)

Pharmacists: Get a Membership Prescribers: Get a Membership

Continuing Education Information:
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the recent study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease concerning dementia risk and influenza vaccines
2. List potential physiologic pathways for the lowered incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease in persons vaccinated.

0.05 CEU | 0.5 Hrs
ACPE UAN: 0107-0000-22-309-H01-P
Initial release date: 08/29/2022
Expiration date: 08/29/2023
Additional CPE & CME details can be found here

Follow CEimpact on Social Media:
LinkedIn
Instagram