2004 Annual Index

AUTHOR INDEX Amin II. Family Communication in Long-Term Care: The Long-Term Care Specialist Perspective. 2004;12(12):35-38. Armstrong L. Letter to the Editor. Dignity in the Terminally Ill. 2004; 12(3):18. Aronow WS. Special Editorial. The NCEP III Guidelines Should Be Changed in Elderly and Younger Persons at High Risk for Cardiovascular Events. 2004;12(10):19-21. Aronow WS, Taffet GE. Controversies in Geriatric Cardiology: Management of Heart Failure in Older Adults. 2004;12(8):25-27. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. 2004;12(5):14-15. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. Advocating Medicare Policies to Strengthen Care. 2004;12(10):13. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. AGS Brings Helpful Tools to the Marketplace at Annual Meeting. 2004;12(8):16-18. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. AGS/NIA Set Research Agenda to Improve Health in Frail Elderly. Top Five Reasons to Attend the AGS Annual Meeting. 2004;12 (3):13-14. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. Clinicians Should Ponder AGS’ Doorway Thoughts on Cross-Cultural Health Care. 2004;12 (7):15. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. Chronic Care as Clinical Imperative. 2004;12(6):15. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. Congress Approves Medicare Bill. 2004;12(1):13-15. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. Graduate Medical Education Must Prepare All Physicians to Care for the Aged. 2004;12(4):13. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. Input from AGS Helps Medicare Reform. 2004;12(9):10. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. United States Pharmacopeia Draft Model Guidelines. 2004;12 (11):13. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. 2004 Annual AGS Scientific Meeting. 2004;12(2):23. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. 2005 White House Conference on Aging. 2004;12(12):13. Boettcher IF, Kemeny B, Boerman R. Training for and Sustaining Person-Centered Dementia Care. 2004;12(12):26-28. Bradley S. Fever and Infection in the Nursing Home. 2004;12 (8):39-42. Brummel-Smith K. Letter to the Editor. Litigation in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(3):18. Burke MS. Osteoporosis: A Neglected but Treatable Disease. 2004;12(9):20-24. Burke WJ, Schultz SK, Smith M. Management of Anxiety in Late Life. 2004;12(8):28-33. Cefalu CA. Evaluation and Management of Insomnia in the Institutionalized Elderly. 2004;12(6): 25-32. Clarfield AM. Controversies in Geriatric Medicine. “Sorry, I Told You So.” 2004;12(10):44-45. Clarfield AM. Perspectives. Camp Doctor. 2004;12(7): 46-47. Clarfield AM. Perspectives. The Flexner Report: One That Was Not Shelved. 2004;12(3):31-32. Clarfield AM. Perspectives. Typical or Atypical? Depends on Your Point of View. 2004; 12(1):22-24. Coleman E, Fox P. One Patient, Many Places: Managing Health Care Transitions, Part I: Introduction, Accountability, Information for Patients in Transition. 2004; 12(9):25-32. Coleman E, Fox P. One Patient, Many Places: Managing Health Care Transitions, Part II: Practitioner Skills and Patient and Caregiver Preparation. 2004; 12(10):34-39. Coleman E, Fox P. One Patient, Many Places: Managing Health Care Transitions, Part III: Financial Incentives and Getting Started. 2004;12(11):14-16. Coll PP, Taxel P. The Management of Thyroid Disorders in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(3): 26-32. Detweiler MB, Trinkle D, Anderson MS. Executive Control Function and Vascular Disease: Should We Pay More Attention to Frontal System Deficits in Patients with MCI? 2004;12 (1):25-31. Feinberg J, Pepper G. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Overview of AHRQ Funded Projects. 2004;12(8): 34-38. Ferrell B. Managing Pain and Discomfort in Older Adults Near the End of Life. 2004;12(2):49-55. Foster E, Hillegass LJ III, Phillips S. Demonstration Program: An Interdisciplinary Approach at a Falls and Mobility Clinic. 2004; 12(5):27-32. Galanos AN, Elbert-Avila K. Palliative Care in Long-Term Care: Communicating with Families. 2004;12(7):26-32. Geldmacher DS. Controversies in Geriatric Medicine. Fulfilling Expectations. 2004;12(10):46-48. Gessert CE. Letter to the Editor. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(2):28. Gibbs LM, Mosqueda L. Confronting Elder Mistreatment in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(4):30-35. Golden A, Llorente M, Silverman MA, Bernard D, Hamdan K, Furlong RJ. Providing Case Management to Cuban-American Homebound Elderly. 2004;12(2):31-35. Gordon M, Sokolowski M. Ethics. Sexuality in Long-Term Care: Ethics and Action. 2004;12(9):45-48. Gottschalk A, Wu C. New Concepts in Acute Pain Therapy. 2004;12(11):18-24. Gwthyer LP, Willer L. Ask the Expert. How do we assess and determine the mental capacity of our patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for consent to conjugal visits with their spouse? 2004;12(4):27. Heinzen T. Perspectives. How Patients Use Guilt to Get More Attention. 2004;12(5):50. Herr K, Decker S. Assessment of Pain in Older Adults with Severe Cognitive Impairment. 2004; 12(4):46-52. Hoening H. Assistive Technology and Mobility Aids for the Older Patient with Disability. 2004;12(9):12-19. Josephson K, Ginsberg D. Key Considerations When Treating the Older Patient with Symptoms of Urinary Frequency and Urgency. 2004;12(11):25-32. Kamel HK. Osteoporosis in the Aging Male. 2004;12(6): 40-45. Kiemele LJ, Takahashi P. Practical Wound Management in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(10):25-32. Kennedy G, Katz I, Conwell Y. Prevention of Suicide in Older Persons: Lessons and Limitations of Evidence-Based Interventions. 2004;12(8):43-48. Landefeld S, Rooke GA. Hospital Care Geriatrics. 2004;12(8):19-24. Linnebur S. Pharmacotherapy Update: What’s New About Old Medications. 2004;12(9):34-44. Lovenvirth W, Guzman RD, Wozniak L, Gampel N. Letter to the Editor. An Allergic Reaction to Pneumococcal Vaccine in an Elderly Woman. 2004;12 (5):16. Malone M, Danto-Nocton E. Improving the Hospital Care of Nursing Facility Residents. 2004;12(5):42-49. McBee L. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interventions for Nursing Home Residents. 2004;12(4):18-20. Mittal D, Jimerson N, Neely E. Persistent Delirium Secondary to Lithium Toxicity in a Patient with Dementia Due to Traumatic Brain Injury. 2004;12(10):40-43. Nusbaum N. Ethics. Safety versus Autonomy: Dilemmas and Strategies in Protection of Vulnerable Community-Dwelling Elderly. 2004;12(5):50-53. Osterweil D. Alzheimer’s Disease in the Long-Term Care Setting—Management of Behavioral Disturbances with Cholinesterase Inhibitors. 2004;12(7):18-24. Phillips S, Smith D, Cournoyer B, Hillegass B. Chronic Home Care: A Health Plans Experience. 2004;12(4):41-45. Psaty B, Wenger NK. Controversies in Hormone Management of Menopausal Women. 2004; 12(1):43-47. Quaglietti S, Lovett S, Hawthorne C, Byler A, Atwood JE. Management of the Patient with Congestive Heart Failure in the Home Care and Palliative Care Setting. 2004;12(1):33-37. Rapp RT. Perspectives. St. Christopher’s Hospice. 2004;12(4):53. Rich MW. Special Editorial. Is Aggressive Lipid-Lowering Therapy Appropriate in the Very Elderly? 2004;12(10):22-24. Rich MW. Venous Thromboembolic Disease in the Older Surgical Patient, Part I: Prophylaxis. 2004; 12(6):46-51. Rich MW. Venous Thromboembolic Disease in the Older Surgical Patient, Part II: Diagnosis and Management. 2004;12 (7):42-45. Rubenstein LZ, Trueblood PR. Gait and Balance Assessment in Older Persons. 2004;12(2):39-45. Sammarco A. Enhancing the Quality of Life of Survivors of Breast Cancer. 2004;12(3):40-45. Schmader K. Herpes Zoster in the Long-Term Care Setting. 2004;12 (1):38-42. Snipes G. Letter to the Editor. The Flexner Report. 2004;12 (6):24. Strumpf N, Tuch H, Stillman D, Parrish P, Morrison N. Implementing Palliative Care in the Nursing Home. 2004;12(11):35-41. Tanabe MKG. Ethics. DNR: Not the Total Picture. 2004;12(11):42-45. Teno JM, Goldstein MK, Walter LC. Health Care Screening and Older Adults: For How Long and on Whom? 2004;12(3):33-37. Truman B, Gordon S, Ely E. Delirium: A Neglected Danger in the Intensive Care Unit. 2004;12(5):18-22. Turner L. Ethics. Recognizing the Persistence of an Ethical Conflict: Disputes Concerning What Constitutes Appropriate Levels of Care, Part I. 2004;12(2):14-19. Turner L. Ethics. Recognizing the Persistence of an Ethical Conflict: Disputes Concerning What Constitutes Appropriate Levels of Care, Part II. 2004; 12(3):21-24. Warshaw G. From the Physician Editor. 2004;12(8):7. Washington Update. 2004;12 (3):46. Washington Update. 2004;12(6): 19-20. Washington Update. 2004;12 (10):14. Weinberg AD, Fuchs BC, Pals JK, Call TJ. Pet Therapy/Companion Programs in Nursing Facilities: Policies, Procedures, Potential Complications, and Clinical Issues. 2004; 12(7):36-40. White HK. Weight Loss in Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, Part I: Contributing Factors and Evaluation. 2004;12(5):33-37. White HK. Weight Loss in Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, Part II: Interventions. 2004;12(6):34-38. Winn P. Hospice and Palliative Care: The Last Year in Review. 2004;12(12):17-23. SUBJECT INDEX AGS VIEWPOINT Barondess LH. Advocating Medicare Policies to Strengthen Care. 2004;12(10):13. Barondess LH. AGS Brings Helpful Tools to the Marketplace at Annual Meeting. 2004;12(8):16-18. Barondess LH. AGS/NIA Set Research Agenda to Improve Health in Frail Elderly. Top Five Reasons to Attend the AGS Meeting. 2004; 12(3):13-14. Barondess LH. AGS Viewpoint. 2004;12(5):14-15. Barondess LH. Clinicians Should Ponder AGS’ Doorway Thoughts on Cross-Cultural Health Care. 2004;12(7):15. Barondess LH. Chronic Care as Clinical Imperative. 2004;12(6):15. Barondess LH. Congress Approves Medicare Bill. 2004; 12(1):13-15. Barondess LH. Graduate Medical Education Must Prepare All Physicians to Care for the Aged. 2004;12(4):13. Barondess LH. Input from AGS Helps Medicare Reform. 2004;12(9):10. Barondess LH. United States Pharmacopeia Draft Model Guidelines. 2004;12(11):13. Barondess LH. 2004 Annual AGS Scientific Meeting. 2004;12(2):23. Barondess LH. 2005 White House Conference on Aging. 2004;12(12):13. ALLERGY Lovenvirth W, Guzman RD, Wozniak L, Gampel N. Letter to the Editor. An Allergic Reaction to Pneumococcal Vaccine in an Elderly Woman. 2004;12(5):16. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE/DEMENTIA Boettcher IF, Kemeny B, Boerman R. Training for and Sustaining Person-Centered Dementia Care. 2004;12(12):26-28. Clarfield AM. Controversies in Geriatric Medicine. “Sorry, I Told You So.” 2004;12(10):44-45. Geldmacher DS. Controversies in Geriatric Medicine. Fulfilling Expectations. 2004;12(10):46-48. Gwthyer LP, Willer L. Ask the Expert. How do we assess and determine the mental capacity of our patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for consent to conjugal visits with their spouse? 2004;12(4):27. Mittal D, Jimerson N, Neely E. Persistent Delirium Secondary to Lithium Toxicity in a Patient with Dementia Due to Traumatic Brain Injury. 2004;12(10):40-43. Osterweil D. Alzheimer’s Disease in the Long-Term Care Setting—Management of Behavioral Disturbances with Cholinesterase Inhibitors. 2004;12(7):18-24. White HK. Weight Loss in Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, Part I: Contributing Factors and Evaluation. 2004;12(5):33-37. White HK. Weight Loss in Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, Part II: Interventions. 2004;12(6):34-38. ASK THE EXPERT Gwthyer LP, Willer L. How do we assess and determine the mental capacity of our patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for consent to conjugal visits with their spouse? 2004; 12(4):27. CANCER Sammarco A. Enhancing the Quality of Life of Survivors of Breast Cancer. 2004;12(3):40-45. CARDIOLOGY Aronow WS. Special Editorial. The NCEP III Guidelines Should Be Changed in Elderly and Younger Persons at High Risk for Cardiovascular Events. 2004;12(10):19-21. Aronow WS, Taffet GE. Controversies in Geriatric Cardiology: Management of Heart Failure in Older Adults. 2004;12(8):25-27. Gessert CE. Letter to the Editor. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(2):28. Quaglietti S, Lovett S, Hawthorne C, Byler A, Atwood JE. Management of the Patient with Congestive Heart Failure in the Home Care and Palliative Care Setting. 2004; 12(1):33-37. Rich MW. Special Editorial. Is Aggressive Lipid-Lowering Therapy Appropriate in the Very Elderly? 2004;12(10):22-24. COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE THERAPY McBee L. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interventions for Nursing Home Residents. 2004;12(4):18-20. ELDER MISTREATMENT Gibbs LM, Mosqueda L. Confronting Elder Mistreatment in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(4):30-35. END-OF-LIFE Armstrong L. Letter to the Editor. Dignity in the Terminally Ill. 2004; 12(3):18. Ferrell B. Managing Pain and Discomfort in Older Adults Near the End of Life. 2004;12(2):49-55. Tanabe MKG. Ethics. DNR: Not the Total Picture. 2004;12(11):42-45. Winn P. Hospice and Palliative Care: The Last Year in Review. 2004;12(12):17-23. ETHNIC CONSIDERATIONS Golden A, Llorente M, Silverman MA, Bernard D, Hamdan K, Furlong RJ. Providing Case Management to Cuban-American Homebound Elderly. 2004;12(2):31-35. ETHICS Gordon M, Sokolowski M. Sexuality in Long-Term Care: Ethics and Action. 2004;12(9):45-48. Nusbaum N. Safety versus Autonomy: Dilemmas and Strategies in Protection of Vulnerable Community-Dwelling Elderly. 2004; 12(5):50-53. Tanabe MKG. DNR: Not the Total Picture. 2004;12(11): 42-45. Turner L. Recognizing the Persistence of an Ethical Conflict: Disputes Concerning What Constitutes Appropriate Levels of Care, Part I. 2004;12(2):14-19. Turner L. Recognizing the Persistence of an Ethical Conflict: Disputes Concerning What Constitutes Appropriate Levels of Care, Part II. 2004;12(3):21-24. FALLS/MOBILITY Foster E, Hillegass LJ III, Phillips S. Demonstration Program: An Interdisciplinary Approach at a Falls and Mobility Clinic. 2004;12(5):27-32. Hoening H. Assistive Technology and Mobility Aids for the Older Patient with Disability. 2004;12(9):12-19. Rubenstein LZ, Trueblood PR. Gait and Balance Assessment in Older Persons. 2004;12(2):39-45. FAMILY COMMUNICATION Amin II. Family Communication in Long-Term Care: The Long-Term Care Specialist Perspective. 2004;12(12):35-38. Galanos AN, Elbert-Avila K. Palliative Care in Long-Term Care: Communicating with Families. 2004;12(7):26-32. HEALTH CARE SCREENING Teno JM, Goldstein MK, Walter LC. Health Care Screening and Older Adults: For How Long and On Whom? 2004;12(3):33-37. HEALTH CARE TRANSITIONS Coleman E, Fox P. One Patient, Many Places: Managing Health Care Transitions, Part I: Introduction, Accountability, Information for Patients in Transition. 2004; 12(9):25-32. Coleman E, Fox P. One Patient, Many Places: Managing Health Care Transitions, Part II: Practitioner Skills and Patient and Caregiver Preparation. 2004;12 (10):34-39. Coleman E, Fox P. One Patient, Many Places: Managing Health Care Transitions, Part III: Financial Incentives and Getting Started. 2004;12(11):14-16. HERPES ZOSTER Schmader K. Herpes Zoster in the Long-Term Care Setting. 2004; 12(1):38-42. HOME CARE Phillips S, Smith D, Cournoyer B, Hillegass B. Chronic Home Care: A Health Plans Experience. 2004; 12(4):41-45. Quaglietti S, Lovett S, Hawthorne C, Byler A, Atwood JE. Management of the Patient with Congestive Heart Failure in the Home Care and Palliative Care Setting. 2004;12(1):33-37. HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY Psaty B, Wenger NK. Controversies in Hormone Management of Menopausal Women. 2004; 12(1):43-47. HOSPITAL CARE Landefeld S, Rooke GA. Hospital Care Geriatrics. 2004;12(8):19-24. Malone M, Danto-Nocton E. Improving the Hospital Care of Nursing Facility Residents. 2004; 12(5):42-49. INFECTION Bradley S. Fever and Infection in the Nursing Home. 2004;12(8):39-42. INSOMNIA Cefalu CA. Evaluation and Management of Insomnia in the Institutionalized Elderly. 2004;12(6):25-32. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Armstrong L. Dignity in the Terminally Ill. 2004;12(3):18. Brummel-Smith K. Litigation in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(3):18. Gessert CE. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(2):28. Lovenvirth W, Guzman RD, Wozniak L, Gampel N. An Allergic Reaction to Pneumococcal Vaccine in an Elderly Woman. 2004;12(5): 16. Snipes G. The Flexner Report. 2004;12(6):24. LEGAL ISSUES Brummel-Smith K. Letter to the Editor. Litigation in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(3):18. NEUROLOGY Detweiler MB, Trinkle D, Anderson MS. Executive Control Function and Vascular Disease: Should We Pay More Attention to Frontal System Deficits in Patients with MCI? 2004;12(1):25-31. Herr K, Decker S. Assessment of Pain in Older Adults with Severe Cognitive Impairment. 2004;12 (4):46-52. Mittal D, Jimerson N, Neely E. Persistent Delirium Secondary to Lithium Toxicity in a Patient with Dementia Due to Traumatic Brain Injury. 2004;12(10):40-43. OSTEOPOROSIS Burke MS. Osteoporosis: A Neglected but Treatable Disease. 2004;12(9):20-24. Kamel HK. Osteoporosis in the Aging Male. 2004;12(6): 40-45. PAIN/PALLIATIVE CARE Ferrell B. Managing Pain and Discomfort in Older Adults Near the End of Life. 2004;12(2):49-55. Galanos AN, Elbert-Avila K. Palliative Care in Long-Term Care: Communicating with Families. 2004;12(7):26-32. Gottschalk A, Wu C. New Concepts in Acute Pain Therapy. 2004;12(11):18-24. Herr K, Decker S. Assessment of Pain in Older Adults with Severe Cognitive Impairment. 2004;12(4):46-52. Quaglietti S, Lovett S, Hawthorne C, Byler A, Atwood JE. Management of the Patient with Congestive Heart Failure in the Home Care and Palliative Care Setting. 2004;12(1):33-37. Strumpf N, Tuch H, Stillman D, Parrish P, Morrison N. Implementing Palliative Care in the Nursing Home. 2004;12(11):35-41. Winn P. Hospice and Palliative Care: The Last Year in Review. 2004;12(12):17-23. PATIENT SAFETY Feinberg J, Pepper G. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Overview of AHRQ Funded Projects. 2004;12(8): 34-38. PERSPECTIVES Clarfield AM. Camp Doctor. 2004;12(7):46-47. Clarfield AM. The Flexner Report: One That Was Not Shelved. 2004; 12(3):31-32. Clarfield AM. Typical or Atypical? Depends on Your Point of View. 2004;12(1):22-24. Heinzen T. How Patients Use Guilt to Get More Attention. 2004;12(5):50. Rapp RT. St. Christopher’s Hospice. 2004;12(4): 53. PET THERAPY Weinberg AD, Fuchs BC, Pals JK, Call TJ. Pet Therapy/Companion Programs in Nursing Facilities: Policies, Procedures, Potential Complications, and Clinical Issues. 2004;12(7):36-40. PHARMACOTHERAPY Linnebur S. Pharmacotherapy Update: What’s New About Old Medications. 2004;12(9):34-44. PSYCHIATRY Burke WJ, Schultz SK, Smith M. Management of Anxiety in Late Life. 2004;12(8):28-33. Kennedy G, Katz I, Conwell Y. Prevention of Suicide in Older Persons: Lessons and Limitations of Evidence-Based Interventions. 2004;12(8):43-48. Mittal D, Jimerson N, Neely E. Persistent Delirium Secondary to Lithium Toxicity in a Patient with Dementia Due to Traumatic Brain Injury. 2004;12(10):40-43. Truman B, Gordon S, Ely E. Delirium: A Neglected Danger in the Intensive Care Unit. 2004;12(5):18-22. URINARY FREQUENCY Josephson K, Ginsberg D. Key Considerations When Treating the Older Patient with Symptoms of Urinary Frequency and Urgency. 2004;12 (11):25-32. THYROID Coll PP, Taxel P. The Management of Thyroid Disorders in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(3):26-32. VACCINATION Lovenvirth W, Guzman RD, Wozniak L, Gampel N. Letter to the Editor. An Allergic Reaction to Pneumococcal Vaccine in an Elderly Woman. 2004;12(5):16. VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE Rich MW. Venous Thromboembolic Disease in the Older Surgical Patient, Part I: Prophylaxis. 2004; 12(6):46-51. Rich MW. Venous Thromboembolic Disease in the Older Surgical Patient, Part II: Diagnosis and Management. 2004;12(7):42-45. WASHINGTON UPDATE Washington Update. 2004;12 (3):46. Washington Update. 2004;12(6): 19-20. Washington Update. 2004;12 (10):14. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT White HK. Weight Loss in Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, Part I: Contributing Factors and Evaluation. 2004;12(5):33-37. White HK. Weight Loss in Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, Part II: Interventions. 2004; 12(6):34-38. WOUND CARE Kiemele LJ, Takahashi P. Practical Wound Management in Long-Term Care. 2004;12(10):25-32.