HABIT Partners with Neuroglee

Sep 14, 2021 | Dr. Melanie Chandler, HABIT FL Director | @drmelaniechandler | Comments (21)

In HABIT we've kept our Memory Support System (aka the MSS, aka the planner, aka the calendar) in paper form since the beginning. Back then there wasn't much else to choose from, but we've kept the MSS in paper format for a number of reasons that we've highlighted before. However, technology has different potential benefits, such as the ability to set reminders, being more user friendly for some patients with tremor or other handwriting issues, and our patients (and some of you in the comments section of that recent blog post) have expressed a desire for an electronic tool.

Recently, we've begun partnering with Neuroglee Therapeutics to develop an electronic application of the MSS based on our experiences in HABIT. The Neuroglee tool will also incorporate other aspects of the HABIT program, such as wellness action plans related to nutrition, cognitive exercise, and physical exercise. The product isn't here yet but we are closely collaborating with them as the product is developed. Neuroglee's hope is for completion by the end of the year. I want to share with you some press releases about the project so far:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neuroglee-therapeutics-closes-series-a-round-to-advance-virtual-care-and-digital-therapies-for-alzheimers-disease-treatment-in-the-home-301372126.html

https://medcitynews.com/2021/09/neuroglee-looks-to-mayo-partnership-digital-therapeutics-to-tackle-mild-cognitive-impairment/

Don't worry - our paper version of the MSS isn't going anywhere. This collaboration and digitization will hopefully offer our patients more options in the future.

What do you think? If you had the choice of a paper or digital planner system, what would you choose? Why?

Interested in more newsfeed posts like this? Go to the Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) blog.

jal333 | @jal333 | Feb 19, 2022

At this point, I have lived with digital calendaring for so long and it's the way my brain works! As handwriting has deteriorated with age, typing/texting works for me! Looking forward to learning more about Neuroglee.