Advanced Physician Training in Geriatric Medicine
Training module presentations for 2009
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Date: 11 March 09
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Patterns of Functional Decline at the End of Life. June R. Lunney J.R. et al. JAMA. 2003;289(18):2387-2392. Link to pdf document here
Ageing and medicine. Evans J. G. Journal of Internal Medicine 2000; 247: 159-167. Link to pdf document here
Date: 11th March 2009
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A Controlled Trial of Inpatient and Outpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management. Cohen, H.J. et.al. 2002. N Engl J Med 346:12 pp 905-12.
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Effects of Geriatric Evaluation and Management on Adverse Drug Reactions and Suboptimal Prescribing in the Frail Elderly. Schmader K.e. et al. Am J Med. 2004 Mar 15;116(6):394-401. Link to pdf document here
Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older hospital patients. Graham Ellis E, and Langhorne P. British Medical Bulletin; Dec 2004; 71, 1; Health & Medical Complete
pp. 45-59. Link to pdf document here
The influence of outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment on survival: a meta-analysis. Kuo H-K et al. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 39 (2004) 245-254. Link to pdf document here
Multidimensional Preventive Home Visit Programs for Community-Dwelling Older ...
Huss A. et al. The Journals of Gerontology; Mar 2008; 63A, 3; Health Module
pp. 298 -307. Link to pdf document here
Complex interventions to improve physical function and maintain independent living in elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Beswick A.D. et al. Lancet. 2008 Mar 1; 371(9614):725-35. Link to pdf document here
Multidisciplinary care for elderly people in the community. David J Stott D.J. et al. The Lancet, Volume 371, Issue 9614, Pages 699 - 700, 1 March 2008. Link to pdf document here
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Multidisciplinary Intervention After Discharge of Elderly from the Emergency Department - The DEED II Study. Caplan G.A. et al. JAGS 52:1417-1423, 2004. Link to pdf document here
Date: 25 March 09
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Variability in Response to Medicines in Older
People: Phenotypic and Genotypic Factors. AJ McLachlan et al. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2009;85(4):431-433. Link to pdf document here
Clinical pharmacology in the geriatric
patient. SN. Hilmer et al. Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology 2007; 21:217-230. Link to pdf document here
Prescribing for older people. JC Milton, et al. BMJ 2008; 336:606-609. Link to pdf document here
Repeat adverse drug reactions causing hospitalization in older Australians: a population-based longitudinal study 1980-2003. M Zhang, et al. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2006; 63(2):163-170. Link to pdf document here
Adverse drug reactions in older Australians, 1981–2002. CL Burgess, et al. MJA 2005; 182(6):267-270. Link to pdf document here
Pharmacotherapy in the elderly: clinical issues and perspectives. DG Le Couteur et al. in Drugs Uses in Special Groups - in press preperation, 14 pages. Link to pdf document here
Appropriate prescribing in elderly people: how well can it be
measured and optimised? A Spinewine et al. Part 1 of - Prescribing in Elderly People (see Part 2 below), The Lancet (www.thelancet.com) Vol 370 July 14, 173-184. Link to pdf document here
The challenge of managing drug interactions in elderly people. A Spinewine et al. Part 1 of - Prescribing in Elderly People (see Part 1 above). The Lancet (www.thelancet.com) Vol 370 July 14, 185-191. Link to pdf document here
Key Message from Allied Health: Physio assessment tools - Gulliver Tompkins/Laura Ahmad/Trish Howard
Author: Gulliver Tompkins/Laura Ahmad/Trish Howard
Date: 15 May 09
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Ward 10 - Physio Assessment Tool; an in-house SSWAHS document, 2009, 6 pages. Link to pdf document here
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation
Assessment Form; an in-house SSWAHS form, 4 pages. Link to pdf document here
Neurological Physiotherapy Assessment Form; an in-house SSWAHS form, 4 pages. Link to pdf document here
Date: 27 May 09
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Current Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Amir Qaseem et al. 4 March 2008. Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 148, Number 5. pp 370-379.
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Syncope and Its Consequences in Patients With Dementia Receiving Cholinesterase Inhibitors - A Population-Based Cohort Study. Sudeep S. Gill et. al. Arch Intern Med, Vol 169, No. 9, May 11, 2009, pp 867-873.
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TDementia - Supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care. NICE clinical guideline 42. Report prepared/published by National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, London, UK, issued November 2006. 56 pages.
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Date: 26 August 09
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Enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia (Review). Sampson EL, Candy B, Jones L. The Cochrane Collaboration, published in The Cochrane Library 2009, Issue 3.
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To PEG or not to PEG - A review of evidence for placing feeding tubes in advanced dementia and the decision-making process. Frank A. Cervo, Leslie Bryan, Sharon Farber. Geriatrics June 2006 Volume 61, Number 6.
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