How do you treat your elderly clinic patients for chronic pain?
January 26, 2010
As noted on the Pallimed blog, a study published last week in Annals of Internal Medicine reports on adverse events…
Post Traumatic Stress in Late Life
January 18, 2010
Over the past year, I have had several 80+ patients, combat veterans of WWII, who have had very significant symptoms…
Primary Care Providers Are Challenged by Dementia Care
December 15, 2009
Care Managers · Dementia · Diabetes · Education · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Primary Care · Seniors
An excellent article in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society provides insights into primary care physicians views of dementia…
Adverse drug reactions in elders: looking for flubs in all the wrong places
August 12, 2009
A great deal of energy – and money – has been spent on preventing adverse drug reactions in elders. Many…