Janice Buziak
Catch Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Sooner:
A new calculator may help clinicians identify and decipher PPA variants earlier. Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a dementia...
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Janice Buziak
New Year, New VIEW: How to talk to yourself, how to care for yourself, how to challenge yourself
Dignity Speech is excited to share this guest post from an amazing colleague, friend, and generally wonderful human, Pamela Moriarty, MS,...
Janice Buziak-Smith, M.S. CCC-SLP
Don't Let A Cardiovascular Event Catch You By Surprise This Holiday
The holiday season is here, and with it comes an increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke.
Janice Buziak-Smith, M.S. CCC-SLP
Let's Take an "Awe" Walk!
Improving Perspective-Taking and Pro-Social Emotions for Aging Individuals With and Without Dementia "Awe" is something perhaps taken for...
Janice Buziak-Smith, M.S. CCC-SLP
Reducing the Risk of Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) in Older Adults
If ADEs are predictable and preventable, why do they occur so regularly in the 65+ population? And what can be done about it?
Janice Buziak
Healthy Brain, Healthy Life
When the word "health" is mentioned, what comes to mind? Perhaps cardiovascular health, like exercise or eating a low-sodium diet? Or...
Janice Buziak
A Little Orientation Can Go a Long Way
If you've ever talked with a medical provider, you may have experienced a line of questioning like this: "Hello, Ms. Jones. Can you tell...
Janice Buziak
Less Naming, More Action! How the VNeST approach can improve aphasia
After an individual suffers a stroke, the person may be left (literally) at a loss for words. This classic hallmark of stroke or brain...
Janice Buziak
Older Adults, Dietary Supplements, and Multivitamins, Oh My!
Dietary supplements and vitamins are all around us, easily accessible on the shelf, and so easy to begin taking. But what is the role of...
Janice Buziak
Cultivating Your Memory Castle: Why our memory fails us, and how we can learn from it
"My memory is bad." "I can't remember anything." "I don't remember what I had for breakfast let alone what I did last week." Has...
Janice Buziak
Planning for the Decline in Primary Progressive Aphasia: How Speech Therapy Can Help
There was once a time where a diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) was felt to be rare. More and more I have found people being...
Janice Buziak
There's a Geriatrician For That!
We know that as we age and grow, our bodies require different care and management. You wouldn't take your child to see an adult primary...
Janice Buziak
COVID-19 Impact on Swallowing Function
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020 in the United States, many of us were unsure about what the impact on the healthcare...
Janice Buziak
What was that? I didn't hear you...
I think we've all heard (pun intended) that as individuals age, the hearing or auditory system starts to deteriorate. In fact,...
Janice Buziak
The Age and Dementia Friendly program is helping the Boston community
The Age-Friendly Boston project works with Boston’s public agencies, businesses, cultural, educational, religious institutions, and...
Janice Buziak
Habilitation: Quieting the Cognitive-Communication Noise
Take a look at this image: How does it make you feel? Stressed? Panicked? Overwhelmed? Just plain NO? Now imagine you don't have the...
Janice Buziak
IS THIS TYPICAL AGING OR NOT?
Changes in attention, memory, and organization can be caused by every day stressors and influenced by outside circumstances. Ever not...
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