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Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — “The hospital is not a good place for patients with dementia,” said Kenneth Donovan, MD, medical director, hospitalist service, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, CT. Speaking at a session during the Society’s annual...
Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — Barney Spivack, MD, CMD, national medical director, Medicare case and condition management for Optum, spoke about the revised COPD clinical practice guideline during a session at AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care...
Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
MADRID — In a surprising finding, antidepressant use during the 3 years preceding diagnosis of dementia was linked with a significantly reduced mortality risk, Daniela Enache, MD, reported at the European Congress of Psychiatry.
Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
What a great annual meeting we had in Orlando! Caring’s print coverage of the meeting will start in earnest next month, but I couldn’t wait to share my excitement about this year’s meeting. Like many of us, I find the best part of the meeting is...
Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
ORLANDO, FL — Outgoing AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine President Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, gave her final presentation in that role at the Society’s annual conference on Friday, March 18, during the General Session.
Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2016
Late last year, staff at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston admitted a 95-year-old man in a wheelchair onto one of their long-term care floors. The resident had heart disease, dysphagia, and other comorbidities. “He was very frail, very weak...
JAMDA
April 30, 2016
To estimate prevalence of sarcopenia and dynapenia in outpatients with Parkinson disease (PD) and to investigate their association with the features of the disease.
JAMDA
April 30, 2016
We thank Dr. Mori and colleagues for their constructive comments on our article. The authors have raised 3 issues, which we have addressed as follows.
JAMDA
April 30, 2016
In Parkinson disease (PD), patients often require burdensome assistance, delivered by informal caregivers (eg, spouse).
Spotlight
April 29, 2016
John Morley, MB,BCh, Editor-in-Chief of JAMDA , is one of those larger than life figures who lives each day to the fullest and makes every moment count. At the helm of the Society’s journal, he has attracted many prestigious international authors...