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A Pilot Randomized Trial of Asynchronous and Synchronous Telepsychiatry in Skilled Nursing Facilities

JAMDA
May 1, 2018
More than 10 million Americans with serious mental illnesses require skilled nursing facility (SNF) level of care to manage activities of daily living and functional impairments. The critical shortages of inpatient psychiatric beds have added to “...

Can Bisphosphonates Prevent Recurrent Fragility Fractures? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JAMDA
May 1, 2018
Although a few trials have explored whether bisphosphonates (BPs) prevented recurrent fragility fractures (FFs), little is known about the secondary preventative effects of BPs. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis to examine the effects of BPs on...

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News from the Society

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2018
The Society elected its 2018–2019 Board of Directors during their House of Delegates meeting at the Annual Conference. Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD, now serves as president, Arif Nazir, MD, FACP, CMD, serves as president-elect, and David Nace, MD, MPH,...

Legal and Regulatory Risks With Involuntary Discharges

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2018
News articles on patient dumping by skilled nursing facilities have been making flashy headlines across the country, and they have raised advocates’ concerns for patient safety. In recent years, state regulatory agencies have cited both facilities...

Don’t Ignore Signs of Sepsis

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2018
David Nace, MD, MPH, CMD, an associate professor of medicine in the division of geriatric medicine at the University of Pittsburgh who focuses on antimicrobial stewardship and infections in older adults, talks about sepsis, a potentially dangerous...

Journal Highlights From the May Issue of JAMDA

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2018
Nursing homes need better systems to monitor residents whose status is changing in order to detect sepsis before patients need to be transferred to the hospital, according to a new study.

Hawaii Sixth State to Allow Medical Aid in Dying

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2018
Hawaii Gov. David Ige recently signed HB 2739 — the Our Choice, Our Care Act. The bill gives mentally capable, terminally ill people with 6 months or less to live the option to take prescription medication that enables them to die peacefully in...

Study Supports Use of New Malnutrition Definition in Older Post-Acute Rehab Patients

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2018
A study has confirmed that a new definition of malnutrition helps to detect the condition in deconditioned, older post-acute patients. The researchers also noted a significant link between malnutrition and sarcopenia.

The Poetry in Geriatric Medicine

Caring for the Ages
May 1, 2018
For the last 30 years I have been writing about my work in geriatric medicine. It is in the poetry where one most clearly hears the human voices — my own and in those to whom I have ministered. The writing has provided me with valuable insights into...