Decisions on Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia
There is probably no one disease that so fully encompasses the intersection between geriatrics and palliative care as doesadvanced dementia…
There is probably no one disease that so fully encompasses the intersection between geriatrics and palliative care as doesadvanced dementia…
If we care about primary care physicians actually using the screening tests we develop, then we should care about their…
I’m tired of innovative health care interventions targeted at those caring for the more than 5 million individuals living with…
Earlier this month, Pew released its latest report on what Americans look for online when they are searching for health…
“Mom’s been writing goofy checks…” “Dad stopped paying his bills….” “Grandma wired her savings to Nigeria…” Have you heard these phrases…
This month’s American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias offers us something unusual but highly relevant . Chatterton, Baker…
The AMA Physician Consortium For Performance Improvement has released a draft set of performance measures for persons with dementia. The…
As a practicing primary care geriatrician, I am always on the lookout for good resources that can help support my…
Generally, Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed only after patients have progressed to major levels of cognitive impairment that results in substantial…
by: Bree Johnston For the past two months (started July 2010) I have been in Scotland working in variousgeriatrics and…