Volume 23 - Issue 2 - February 2015 - ALTC
Column
Editor's Page
02/12/2015
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
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Poorly controlled pain can lead to depression, functional decline, loss in quality of life, and increased medical costs.
Poorly controlled pain can lead to depression, functional decline, loss in quality of life, and increased medical costs.
Poorly controlled pain can lead...
02/12/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Ask the Expert
02/11/2015
Santiago Lopez, MD; Renee Pekmezaris, PhD; Liron Sinvani, MD; Jinny Caldentey, MD; Andrzej Kozikowski, PhD
Santiago Lopez, MD; Renee Pekmezaris,...
Long-term use of SSI regimens are not safe or effective in elderly people with diabetes, yet they continue to be prescribed in LTC settings.
Long-term use of SSI regimens are not safe or effective in elderly people with diabetes, yet they continue to be prescribed in LTC settings.
Long-term use of SSI regimens...
02/11/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Literature Round-up
02/11/2015
Sean Marks, MD, and Melissa Atwood, DO
Sean Marks, MD, and Melissa Atwood, D...
ALTC asked two experts to identify articles that they consider to be the most significant contributions to the palliative care literature within the past year.
ALTC asked two experts to identify articles that they consider to be the most significant contributions to the palliative care literature within the past year.
ALTC asked two experts to...
02/11/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
02/09/2015
The American Geriatrics Society 2015 meeting will help address the shifting needs of long-term care providers.
The American Geriatrics Society 2015 meeting will help address the shifting needs of long-term care providers.
The American Geriatrics Society...
02/09/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
02/12/2015
M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD 1-2; Kevin W. O'Neil, MD, FACP 3; JaNeen Dancy, PharmD 4; Carolyn A. Berry, PhD 5; Stephanie A. Stowell, MPhil 4
M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD 1-2; Kevi...
This QI project improved staff ability to document pain and use targeted pain assessments.
This QI project improved staff ability to document pain and use targeted pain assessments.
This QI project improved staff...
02/12/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
02/05/2015
A Real-World Picture of Rehospitalization in Patients With Afib
More than half of patients who experience a stroke or major bleeding are rehospitalized within 1 year of discharge, according to a retrospective claims analysis of adults with...
A Real-World Picture of Rehospitalization in Patients With Afib
More than half of patients who experience a stroke or major bleeding are rehospitalized within 1 year of discharge, according to a retrospective claims analysis of adults with...
A Real-World Picture of...
02/05/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Practical Research
02/11/2015
Neva L. Crogan, PhD, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC, FNGNA, FAAN
Neva L. Crogan, PhD, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC,...
Offering 2 ounces of sorbet prior to meals can help ameliorate drug-induced xerostomia and improve food intake among elderly LTC residents, without changing their medication profiles.
Offering 2 ounces of sorbet prior to meals can help ameliorate drug-induced xerostomia and improve food intake among elderly LTC residents, without changing their medication profiles.
Offering 2 ounces of sorbet...
02/11/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
