Hip fractures significantly impact morbidity and mortality among frail older adults, posing ongoing challenges in orthogeriatric care despite significant advancements. Established in the 1960s by Devas and Irvine, this field integrates orthopedics,...
There are many myths regarding Alzheimer's disease (AD) that have been circulated on the internet, each exhibiting varying degrees of accuracy, inaccuracy, and misinformation. Large language models, such as ChatGPT, may be a valuable tool to help...
Previous research using the National Health and Aging Trends Study showed that a claims-based frailty index (CFI) could be useful for identifying moderate-to-severe dementia in Medicare claims data. This study aims to validate the findings in an...
Telemedicine has become a widely accepted alternative to face-to-face patient encounters. Although there have been several peer-reviewed journal articles on incorporating telemedicine into the medical school curriculum, particularly during the COVID...
Current best practice for assessing exercise participation involves asking a generic question about moderate to vigorous physical activity that may bias respondents to consider only cardiorespiratory exercise. Strong evidence shows that other...
Nursing homes struggle with safety issues, despite decades of intervention. This may, in part, stem from a reliance on a historical perspective that views safety as an intrinsic part of well-designed systems, with errors resulting from knowable,...
