Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute

Heidi Pophal, BS, Senior Information Processing Consultant

Phone: 608-829-3312
Email: hpophal@wisc.edu
Mailing address: Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, 7818 Big Sky Drive, Suite 215, Madison, WI 53719

Position

Senior Information Processing Consultant, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute

Current WAI Projects

Professional Education
Medical Student Education
Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention
Outreach

Education

Bachelor of Science - Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Role at the WAI

Heidi participates in the WAI's educational efforts. In this capacity, she plans and coordinates new and existing programs for students at the University, as well as for practicing physicians and other health care professionals. In 2001 Heidi created an online educational module for a course within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health which is now a part of standard curriculum. She most recently developed an externship opportunity within our WAI Dementia Diagnostic Clinics for UW and MCW medical students.

Posters

Innovations in Geriatric Education: Alzheimer’s Disease Web-Based Module at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.

Innovations in Medical Education Exhibits, AAMC National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2002. Alzheimer's Disease Web-Based Module for Medical Students. American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2003.

Alzheimer’s Disease Web-Based Module for 1st Year Medical Students at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Innovations in Medical Education Exhibits, AAMC National Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2003.

Alzheimer’s Disease Summer Externship. Innovations in Medical Education Exhibits, AAMC National Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2004.

Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Medical Student Externship. Innovations in Medical Education Exhibits, AAMC National Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2005.

Awards

Professional Development Grant, 2004, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professional Development Grant, 2005, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Urgency of Our Mission

In the U.S. approximately 5-10% of the population aged 65 and older has AD. In Wisconsin, this number is expected to increase by 58% from 103,000 to 163,000 persons over the next 25 years.

19 million Americans say someone in their family has the disease.

50% of persons with AD are undiagnosed and therefore, untreated.

Families delay seeking help for almost three years after the onset of cognitive symptoms.

50% of nursing home residents have AD or a related disorder.

Family and friends provide almost 75% of home care. Costs for at-home care average $12,500 each year with families paying almost the entire cost out-of-pocket.

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Heidi Pophal, BS, Senior Information Processing Consultant

The Urgency of Our Mission