Volume 19 - Issue 11 - November 2011 - ALTC

Department

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2011 Scientific Assembly

11/17/2011

During the AAFP meeting, more than 300 continuing medical education (CME) courses and plenary sessions were held.

During the AAFP meeting, more...

11/17/2011

Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

What Is Our Ethical Duty to Malingerers?

11/10/2011

Diane Chau , MD, FACP;

Christianne Bishop , MD;

In the elderly, psychiatric disorders are often attributed to conditions associated with aging, such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other cognitive impairments.

In the elderly, psychiatric...

11/10/2011

Annals of Long-Term Care

Department

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2011 Annual Meeting

11/10/2011

Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

Try This

Assessment of Fatigue in Older Adults: The FACIT Fatigue Scale (Version 4)

11/10/2011

Annals of Long-Term Care

Case Report and Brief Review

Breast Cancer in an Elderly Woman With Alzheimer’s Disease

11/10/2011

Halina Kusz , MD, FACP;

Susan J. Smith , MD, FACP;

Medical providers face an ethical dilemma when family members of elderly institutionalized patients with dementia request routine cancer screening for their loved ones.

Medical providers face an...

11/10/2011

Annals of Long-Term Care

Photo Quiz

Dyspnea and Mild Intermittent Cough in a Nonagenarian

11/10/2011

Rachelle E. Bernacki , MD, MS;

New department in ALTC!

11/10/2011

Annals of Long-Term Care

Special Article

Incorporating INTERACT II Clinical Decision Support Tools into Nursing Home Health Information Technology