OC Vital Brain at Hoag
Mild memory loss or cognitive impairment is now known to greatly increase
the risk of developing dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease and related
disorders (ADRD). Methods of prevention and treatment have been identified
in recent research trials that might significantly delay both the onset
of symptoms and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Early assessment
may provide reassurance of healthy aging, or detect a problem in its earliest
stages. Benefits of early detection include forestalling the progression
of dementing illnesses to maintain quality of life, reducing long-term
institutionalization, and reducing related health care costs.
To help combat the community’s fears of dementia, and the potential
impact on health care given the progressive aging of our population, Pickup
Family Neurosciences Institute has started on a comprehensive approach
to these problems through OC Vital Brain* launched in 2010, under the
direction of
William R. Shankle, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P., The Judy & Richard Voltmer
Endowed Chair in Memory and Cognitive Disorders, Pickup Family Neurosciences
Institute.
OC Vital Brain includes:
- Free public educational seminars
- Online resources to identify, track and reduce ADRD risk factors
- In-person memory assessment screening at Hoag
- Physician and community resources
- Free monthly e-newsletter with the latest information on ADRD, news and
upcoming event
*Fee for in-person screenings:
For the past three years, we have been pleased to offer the screenings
free of charge
through a grant from The UniHealth Foundation. The grant that funded the
screenings is
expiring. Effective December 3, 2012, the screenings will be generously
subsidized by
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and will be offered at a cost of $45.
In-person memory screening locations:
Hoag Hospital Newport Beach
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
3900 W. Coast Highway, 3rd floor
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Hoag Health Center Irvine (across the street from Hoag Hospital Irvine)
Hoag Health Center
16405 Sand Canyon Ave., Suite 260
Irvine, CA 92618
Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living
307 Placentia Ave.
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Oasis Senior Center - Corona Del Mar
801 Narcissus Ave.
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Senior Center in Central Park - Huntington Beach
18041 Goldenwest Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
For more information, or to schedule an in-person screening, please visit the
OC Vital Brain website or call 877-545-0635. To find a physician who is currently testing
in their office, please visit the
OC Vital Brain website.
*OC Vital Brain at Hoag is supported by a grant to Pickup Family Neurosciences
Institute from UniHealth Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization
whose mission is to support and facilitate activities that significantly
improve the health and well being of individuals and communities within
its service area.