Geriatric Medicine

• In the Journals

• No link found between dementia, anesthesia among older patients

• May 6, 2013
• Incident dementia showed no significant association with the number of procedures requiring general anesthesia among people aged older than 45 years in a...More »

• Swift international response investigation underway for H7N9 outbreak

• April 24, 2013
• Kathy Neuzil, MD, MPH, highlights the new influenza strain, A H7N9, adding that as a global influenza community "we are better prepared for this then we ......More »

• Thomas P Sculco MD Investigator Insights at CCJR Winter Meeting

• December 19, 2012
• Thomas P. Sculco, MD, speaks with Orthopedics Today about his presentation at CCJR Winter Meeting titled, "New Technologies: Can We Afford Them?"...More »

• In the Journals

• Physician warnings to at-risk drivers reduced crashes, increased depression

• November 8, 2012
• Patients judged potentially unfit to drive experienced fewer traumatic road crashes after physicians’ warnings, but also experienced an increase in...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Health care spending exceeds total assets for one quarter of Medicare recipients

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• During the last 5 years of life, 25% of Medicare recipients spend more than the total value of their assets on out-of-pocket health care expenses,...More »

• In the Journals Video

• Vigilance urged when screening hiring caregivers for older adults

• August 27, 2012
• Family members and older adults should use caution, including inquiring about backgrounds and skill sets, before hiring caregivers from agencies,...More »

• In the Journals

• Spectrum of interventions reduced need for nursing home restraints

• June 20, 2012
• A multicomponent intervention resulted in lower rates of physical restraint for residents of nursing homes, according to German researchers.
  The 6-month,...More »

• CME Article

• A Compassionate Response to a Request to Die

• Psychiatric Annals, April 2012, Volume 42 Issue 4
• Beyond empathy and compassion, describe additional professional skill sets that are commonly needed to provide compassionate care for chronically ill...More »

• Editorial

• Trying to Do the Right Thing: Compliance, Adherence, and Concordance

• Psychiatric Annals, December 2010, Volume 40 Issue 12
• As we try to help our patients and to relieve their distress, we frequently prescribe medications. We duly write prescriptions. Our patients bring their...More »

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