Being Patient Live Talks:
Free Expert Q&As on Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Brain Health
Free Expert Q&As on Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Brain Health
What Are Being Patient Live Talks?
Being Patient Live Talks is a free weekly virtual interview series featuring two categories: Brain Talks and Patient Perspectives. In our Brain Talks series, journalists ask the questions families want answered directly to the world’s leading Alzheimer’s, dementia, and brain health experts. The series exists to give patients and caregivers access to top researchers for their most pressing questions. Patient Perspectives is an interview series with people living with neurodegenerative diseases to share insights into their first person perspective.
Upcoming Live Talks: RSVP for Free
All Live Talks are free to attend. Click the RSVP button below to receive the join link, a calendar invitation, and a recording afterward in case you cannot watch in real time. Each talk runs about 30, with audience questions taken throughout. Talks stream weekly live on our Facebook page.
Watch Past Live Talks On-Demand
Past live talks are available to watch on demand on Being Patient’s YouTube channel and across beingpatient.com. Two distinct interview series sit inside the Live Talks catalog: Brain Talks and Patient Perspectives.
Brain Talks: Interviews With Leading Alzheimer’s and Dementia Researchers
Brain Talks features the scientists, clinicians, and thought leaders shaping how Alzheimer’s, dementia, and brain health are understood, diagnosed, and treated. Past guests include caregiving expert Teepa Snow, Dr. Howard Fillit of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, UC Berkeley neurologist Dr. Mark D’Esposito, and researchers working on early diagnosis, anti-amyloid drugs, lifestyle prevention, and emerging treatments.
Patient Perspectives: First-Person Stories of Living With Dementia
Patient Perspectives is the live interview series for first-person voices. People living with Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and other diagnoses share what an early symptom actually felt like, how the diagnostic process unfolded for them, and what it looks like to live with dementia. We believe understanding lived experience is a critical part of the conversation.
“It’s not enough to hit the amyloid. That’s too late.”
Dr. Rudy Tanzi, Harvard University, on Alzheimer’s on treatments
“One human being cannot be everything to another human being.”
Teepa Snow, Founder, Positive Approach to Care, on caregiving
What experts are saying on Live Talks
Live Talks puts hard questions to the people doing the research, the clinical work, and the caregiving, and lets them answer in their own words. A few of the moments that have stayed with the Being Patient community:
“Don’t let doctors dismiss your concerns.”
Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, Barrow Neurological Institute, on early cognitive symptoms
“If you bring love into the room, he will feel loved.”
Lisa Genova, Neuroscientist and author of Still Alice, on what Alzheimer’s patients feel
How Live Talks Work
Live Talks stream every week on Being Patient’s Facebook page and are recorded for later viewing. Anyone can attend live for free by RSVPing through the upcoming events listed above. After RSVPing, registrants receive a calendar invitation, the join link, and a follow-up email containing the recording.
During the live session, viewers can submit questions in the chat. The host puts those questions directly to the guest, often in real time. Recordings are published to Being Patient’s YouTube channel and to beingpatient.com within a week of the live event, alongside a written summary of the key points. There is no cost to attend, and no account is required to watch on demand.
Suggest a Guest for Live Talks
Being Patient is always looking for guests who can speak with depth and candor about Alzheimer’s, dementia, brain health research, clinical trials, caregiving, or living with a diagnosis. If you have someone in mind, including yourself, send a brief note about who they are and why they would be a good fit. The form below goes directly to the editorial team.
Frequently Asked Questions About Being Patient Live Talks
Yes. All Live Talks, both live and on-demand, are free to attend and watch. There is no subscription, no paywall, and no fee to ask questions during the live session. Being Patient is funded through reader donations, advertising, and editorially independent series partnerships.
Live attendance requires a free RSVP so registrants receive the join link, the calendar invitation, and the recording afterward. To watch past Live Talks on demand, no registration is required. Recordings are published on the Being Patient YouTube channel and on beingpatient.com.
Past Live Talks are available on the Being Patient YouTube channel (@BeingPatientAlzheimers) and embedded in articles across beingpatient.com. Each talk includes a written summary and selected quotes from the guest, so readers can scan for the moments most relevant to them.
Yes. Viewers submit questions in the live chat, and the host relays them to the guest in real time. Questions sent in advance through the RSVP form are also reviewed and may be included in the conversation.
No. Being Patient operates as a public benefit corporation (Deborah Kan Media PBC). Sponsors of clearly disclosed series may support production costs, but they do not select guests, review questions in advance, or shape the conversation. Editorial independence is the foundation of the platform’s relationship with its audience.
