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Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May 2013 - ALTC

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LTC Bulletin Board
Florida Lawsuit Draws Attention to Issues of CPR in Elderly Patients
05/30/2013

Allison Musante, Associate Editor, Annals of Long-Term Care

Allison Musante, Associate Editor, An...
  A woman is suing the hospital where her 91-year-old mother was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation despite a Do Not Resuscitate order.
  A woman is suing the hospital where her 91-year-old mother was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation despite a Do Not Resuscitate order.
  A woman is suing the hospital...
05/30/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
LTC Bulletin Board
Constipation and Fecal Incontinence Spotlight
05/15/2013
Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates Potential to Treat Opioid-Induced Constipation in Critical Care Setting Comparing the Evidence of Injectable Bulking Agents for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: What Does the Literature Say?  Ask the Expert:...
Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates Potential to Treat Opioid-Induced Constipation in Critical Care Setting Comparing the Evidence of Injectable Bulking Agents for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: What Does the Literature Say?  Ask the Expert:...
Methylnaltrexone Demonstrates...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
Courses & Conferences - May 2013
05/15/2013
The 18th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Sessions will be held July 26-29, 2013, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The 18th World Congress on Heart Disease Annual Scientific Sessions will be held July 26-29, 2013, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The 18th World Congress on Heart...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2013 Annual Meeting
05/15/2013
Study Indicates Cognitive Impairment Does Not Increase Pharmacotherapy Needed to Achieve Depression Remission Study Sheds Light on Predictors of Antipsychotic Use in the Nursing Home Product Theater: Pseudobulbar Affect in the Nursing...
Study Indicates Cognitive Impairment Does Not Increase Pharmacotherapy Needed to Achieve Depression Remission Study Sheds Light on Predictors of Antipsychotic Use in the Nursing Home Product Theater: Pseudobulbar Affect in the Nursing...
Study Indicates Cognitive...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 65th Annual Meeting
05/15/2013
Post-hoc Analysis Shows Extended-Release Memantine Improves Behavioral Symptoms Across Alzheimer’s Disease Severities Lacosamide Well Tolerated for the Long-Term Treatment of Partial-Onset Seizures in Older Adults
Post-hoc Analysis Shows Extended-Release Memantine Improves Behavioral Symptoms Across Alzheimer’s Disease Severities Lacosamide Well Tolerated for the Long-Term Treatment of Partial-Onset Seizures in Older Adults
Post-hoc Analysis Shows...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care

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Editor's Page
Caring for the Frail Older Adult
05/15/2013

Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor

Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor ...
For a person to be classified as frail, he or she will exhibit three or more of the following characteristics...
For a person to be classified as frail, he or she will exhibit three or more of the following characteristics...
For a person to be classified as...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
AGS Launches New, Comprehensive Portal of Elder Care Resources
05/15/2013
More than 2 years in the making, the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) comprehensive online portal—GeriatricsCareOnline.org—debuted earlier this month during the AGS’ Annual Scientific Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. The portal provides quick...
More than 2 years in the making, the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS) comprehensive online portal—GeriatricsCareOnline.org—debuted earlier this month during the AGS’ Annual Scientific Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. The portal provides quick...
More than 2 years in the making,...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

Series: Nutrition Issues in Long-Term Care
Using Evidence-Based Organizational Strategies to Prevent Weight Loss in Frail Elders
05/15/2013

Mary J. Dyck, PhD, RN, LNHA1; Julie Raeder Schumacher, EdD, RD, LDN2

Series Editor: Liz Friedrich, MPH, RD, CSG, LDN 3

Mary J. Dyck, PhD, RN, LNHA1; Julie R...
Evidence-based clinical interventions to prevent and treat unintentional weight loss in elderly persons are outlined in the literature.
Evidence-based clinical interventions to prevent and treat unintentional weight loss in elderly persons are outlined in the literature.
Evidence-based clinical...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Report and Brief Review
Aquatic Therapy and Alzheimer’s Disease
05/15/2013

Kent W. Myers, MD1,2; Dina Capek, RN2; Holly Shill, MD3; Marwan Sabbagh, MD3,4

1Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ

2Royal Oaks Retirement Community, Sun City, AZ

3Department of Neurology, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ

4Department of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ

Kent W. Myers, MD1,2; Dina Capek, RN2...
Aquatic therapy (AT) has been used for decades to provide physical therapy for patients with lower extremity deformities. 
Aquatic therapy (AT) has been used for decades to provide physical therapy for patients with lower extremity deformities. 
Aquatic therapy (AT) has been...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care
Case Series
Care Demands by Families and Family Healthcare Proxies: A Dilemma for Palliative Care and Hospice Care Staff
05/15/2013

Michael Gordon, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Medical Program Director, Palliative Care, Baycrest Geriatric Healthcare System,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michael Gordon, MD, MSc, FRCPC Medic...
Sometimes families or family healthcare proxies have false expectations or are misinformed when a loved one enters palliative care.
Sometimes families or family healthcare proxies have false expectations or are misinformed when a loved one enters palliative care.
Sometimes families or family...
05/15/2013
Annals of Long-Term Care

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