Volume 23 - Issue 3 - March 2015 - ALTC
Column
Editor's Page
03/12/2015
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor
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In the mainstream news lately, there have been quite a few headlines describing the urgent need to reduce inappropriate antipsychotic and antibiotic prescribing. Long-term care (LTC) providers have faced these two clinical challenges for...
In the mainstream news lately, there have been quite a few headlines describing the urgent need to reduce inappropriate antipsychotic and antibiotic prescribing. Long-term care (LTC) providers have faced these two clinical challenges for...
In the mainstream news lately,...
03/12/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
AGS Viewpoint
03/09/2015
HIV/AIDS is not the only problem faced by the aging LGBT community. As the AGS states, stigmatized personal characteristics can pose major barriers to high-quality, patient-centered care.
HIV/AIDS is not the only problem faced by the aging LGBT community. As the AGS states, stigmatized personal characteristics can pose major barriers to high-quality, patient-centered care.
HIV/AIDS is not the only problem...
03/09/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Feature
Practical Research
03/12/2015
Brent E. Salvig, PharmD, BCPS 1; Jennifer L. Easterling, PharmD 1; Michelle V. Moseley, PharmD, BCPS 1,2 Erin L. Patel, PsyD, ABPP 3; Heather M. Joppich, PhD 3,4; Jennifer R. Bean, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP 1
Brent E. Salvig, PharmD, BCPS 1; Jenn...
Quality improvement efforts resulted in an increase in percentage of as-needed antipsychotics with documented behavioral symptoms.
Quality improvement efforts resulted in an increase in percentage of as-needed antipsychotics with documented behavioral symptoms.
Quality improvement efforts...
03/12/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Series: Nutrition Issues in Long-Term Care
03/12/2015
Mary Litchford, PhD, RD, LDN 1
Series Editor: Liz Friedrich, MPH, RD, CSG, LDN 2
Mary Litchford, PhD, RD, LDN 1
Serie...
The essence of healthcare reform is to shift the paradigm of Western medicine from a treatment model to a prevention model.
The essence of healthcare reform is to shift the paradigm of Western medicine from a treatment model to a prevention model.
The essence of healthcare reform...
03/12/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Perspectives
02/24/2015
Teena Chopra, MD, MPH 1,2; Christopher M. Rivard, MPH 3
Teena Chopra, MD, MPH 1,2; Christophe...
The importance and core elements of an antibiotic stewardship program are reviewed.
The importance and core elements of an antibiotic stewardship program are reviewed.
The importance and core elements...
02/24/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
Department
03/11/2015
November 14-19, 2014; Boston, MA
Examining Risk of Fracture and Bone Health in Patients Over 75
Two studies conducted by researchers based in Lancaster, United Kingdom, shed light on some of the potential gaps in assessment of fracture...
November 14-19, 2014; Boston, MA
Examining Risk of Fracture and Bone Health in Patients Over 75
Two studies conducted by researchers based in Lancaster, United Kingdom, shed light on some of the potential gaps in assessment of fracture...
November 14-19, 2014; Boston,...
03/11/2015
Annals of Long-Term Care
