G. Allen Power, M.D. is a board-certified
internist and geriatrician and Clinical Associate Professor of
Medicine at the University of Rochester, New York. He is a Fellow
of the American College of Physicians–American Society of Internal
Medicine, and an international educator on transformational models
of care for older adults, particularly those living with changing
cognitive abilities.
Dr. Power’s book, Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of
Care was named a 2010 Book of the Year by the American Journal of
Nursing. He served on the technical advisory panel for the U.S.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for their national
antipsychotic reduction initiative. Dr. Power was interviewed for
the film Alive Inside, winner of the Audience Award for Best U.S.
Documentary at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. He also was a
member of the Scientific Program Committee and a Keynote speaker
for Alzheimer’s Disease International 2015 in Perth, Western
Australia.
Dr. Power was named one of “Five Leaders of Tomorrow” by Long-Term
Living Magazine in May 2013. His second book, Dementia Beyond
Disease: Enhancing Well-Being was released by Health Professions
Press in June 2014.
An accomplished musician and songwriter, Dr. Power’s music has been
performed on three continents. His song of elder autonomy, “If You
Don’t Mind,” was performed by Peter, Paul, and Mary, and Walter
Cronkite used his song, “I’ll Love You Forever” in a 1995 Discovery
Channel documentary on American families.
“Allen Power is my kind of physician—one who understands the
research and who has a big heart. Drawing on years of experience,
he presents a compelling case for eliminating the vast majority of
antipsychotic medications used to treat unpleasant symptoms of
dementia. Family members and caregivers will embrace his
compassionate, relationship-based approach. Dementia Beyond Drugs
should be required reading for every long-term care provider.”
—Beth Baker, Journalist and Author of Old Age in a New Age—The
Promise of Transformative Nursing Homes
“This extremely important book directs our attention to the virtue
and value of engaging individuals with dementia as people rather
than as cases to be managed with drugs. Dr. Power’s deep
appreciation of how a humane environment can help persons with
dementia to flourish rather than to wither should be required
reading for all involved with residential care.” —Steven R. Sabat,
PhD, Georgetown University.
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