Volume 14 - Issue 11 - November, 2006 - ALTC

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A Geriatrician’s Beginnings: Glasgow, Scotland, 1966

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Moira Fordyce, MD, MB, ChB, FRCP(Edin), AGSF

Moira Fordyce, MD, MB, ChB, FRCP(Edin...

Professor Ferguson Anderson was the first professor of geriatrics in the world, and one of the most respected and best loved doctors in Scotland.

Professor Ferguson Anderson...

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Department

HELPING NURSING HOMES DEVELOP EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS

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Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive Vice-President

Linda Hiddemen Barondess, Executive V...

Hurricane Katrina was a shocking reminder of how vulnerable older adults—especially those in long-term care—can be.

Hurricane Katrina was a shocking...

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Department

Filling the Donut Hole

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Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Series Editor: Barney S. Spivack, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD

Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, ...

Before the new plan year starts, many Medicare beneficiaries will find themselves having a difficult time obtaining their medications because of the gap in coverage.

Before the new plan year starts,...

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Feature

Challenges of Pain Assessment and Management in the Minority Elderly Population

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Seema S. Limaye, MD, and Paul Katz, MD

Seema S. Limaye, MD, and Paul Katz, M...

Little is known about pain issues in minority elderly persons—non-Caucasian individuals over the age of 65 years.

Little is known about pain...

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Feature

Prevention of Falls at Home: Home Hazard and Safety Assessment and Management

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Roberta A. Newton, PT, PhD

Preventing falls and disability and maintaining older adults as valuable members of their communities is rapidly becoming a national priority.

Preventing falls and disability...

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The Older Patient with Type 2 Diabetes: Special Considerations and Management with Insulin

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Charles Cefalu, MD, and William Cefalu, MD

Charles Cefalu, MD, and William Cefal...

Elderly patients often may be unaware of impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes because common symptoms of hyperglycemia may be absent.

Elderly patients often may be...

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Column

Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

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Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN, BC, and Mary Shelkey PhD, ARNP

Meredith Wallace, PhD, APRN, BC, and ...

Issue Number 2, Revised 2007 Series Editor: Marie Boltz, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP Managing Editor: Sherry A. Greenberg, MSN, APRN, BC, GNP NYU College of Nursing

Issue Number 2, Revised...

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