Search results for "Geriatrics"
10 tips for inpatient geriatric care
Optimizing inpatient geriatric care is a common priority for physicians, but Rosanne M. ... Leipzig, who is a professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
June 2016
QD: News Every Day--Don't use feeding tubes for advanced dementia, geriatrics society says
QD: News Every Day--Don't use feeding tubes for advanced dementia, geriatrics society says. ... The position statement appeared online July 17 at the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
September 2020
‘Geriatric tsunami’ carries elderly obesity
Census Bureau. As John A. Batsis, MD, FACP, sees it, “We're in the midst of a geriatric tsunami.” And the wave may carry with it patients with obesity and poor ... Houston, a registered dietitian and associate professor of geriatrics and gerontology
February 2017
QD: News Every Day--Geriatrics society cites 5 more things older patients should question
QD: News Every Day--Geriatrics society cites 5 more things older patients should question. ... The latest list of “five things” was published online Feb. 27 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
September 2020
Helping older patients 'age in place'
The initial geriatric assessment should cover four domains of functioning: physical, cognitive, psychological, and social, Dr. ... No matter how internists approach the geriatric assessment, "At the core, physician-patient conversations are based on trust
May 2017
In the News
The American Geriatrics Society updated guidelines nearly eliminating non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in drug management of persistent pain in elderly patients. ... The guidelines and a patient tip sheet are online, and the guidelines will
June 2009
Targeting glycemic control in the elderly
This shift has included changes in national recommendations, with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Geriatrics Society (AGS) proposing a new framework for treating glycemia in older adults in a ... Halter, MD, professor of internal
October 2014
High-value care a focus at Hospital Medicine 2017
Physicians don't have to wait for artificial intelligence to make their geriatric care higher value. ... Another study, published in the June 2016 Canadian Geriatrics Journal, showed that scores correlated with length of stay on an acute medicine unit.
July 2017
Take time to ease the pain of elderly patients
Ferrell, who is a professor of clinical medicine and geriatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles. ... Schmader, MD, FACP, a professor of medicine and chief of geriatrics at Duke University in Durham, N.C.
July 2013
Will baby boomers' clout lead to better care for the elderly?
Q: What can medical educators do to encourage more medical students to choose careers in primary care and geriatrics? ... Longevity medicine is the positive force of keeping people alive, functioning, and going, whereas geriatric medicine is the repair
February 2008