In this episode I explore a refreshing perspective of Alzheimer's disease with physician Tia Powell, whose mother suffered from the disorder.

We discuss her perspectives of the pathology and management of the disease, and her views on the balance between care and cure.

Tia Powell is Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center.

For 15 years she was director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics. Dr. Powell’s bioethics work focuses on public policy, aging, dementia, end-of-life care, and public health disasters.

Tia Powell served as Executive Director of the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, which was New York State’s bioethics commission. She founded and directed Einstein’s MS program in Bioethics.