Interests
Kuri Tituaña, MD
Geriatrician
We must stop thinking that getting old means getting sick.
Current Work
Kuri is a geriatric physician and part-time teacher in the technological career of integral care for the elderly at Pontificia Universidad Católica Sede Ibarra. She is interested in developing programs that serve older people living with dementia, especially in indigenous people in poverty conditions.
Personal Hero
My mother
Words of Strength
Change starts at the local community
Vision
Kuri believes we must stop thinking that getting old means getting sick. She wants to highlight the presence of the indigenous population in Ecuador because their aging is experienced differently from others, and it is important to consider these differences.
Strategy
As a geriatrician, Kuri’s main tasks are to comprehensively evaluate patients, control the risk factors for dementia, and train the caregivers.
Impact
As an Atlantic Fellow, Kuri’s objective is to create working groups with the central government and to develop programs that serve older people living with dementia.
Motivation
In Ecuador, dementia is an underdiagnosed disease, especially in the indigenous populations. Kuri’s interest is to diagnose and provide a neurocognitive rehabilitation plan to vulnerable groups, such as indigenous people who are a group with a different reality when aging.
Education & Experience
Kuri received her medical school training from the Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina, Cuba. She received her specialty in Geriatrics and Gerontology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Podcasts
Atlantic, Pacific and Beyond: Cindy Weinstein, Adolfo Garcia and Kuri Tituana
Global Equity
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