Volume 25 - Issue 5 - September/October 2017 - ALTC

Column

Diving Into Dementia

What Biomarkers in Dementia Mean for Geriatric Clinical Care

10/30/2017

Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD; Column Editor

Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD; Column...

Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, talks about this new age of biomarkers in dementia and how biomarkers currently impact clinical practice.

Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C,...

10/30/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

LTC GPS

How to Be Included in a Health System’s Preferred SNF Network

10/12/2017

Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Column Editor

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

Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD, examines the ways in which health systems select their preferred SNF provider networks as their focus shifts to risk-based coordination of care.

Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH,...

10/12/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

ECRI Strategies

How Integrated QAPI and Risk Management Practices Can Reduce Harm and Manage Legal Discovery Risks

10/12/2017

Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, CPASRM; Column Editor

Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, CPASRM; C...

Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, CPASRM, discusses the shift in geriatric care from quality assessment and assurance (QAA) to quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) as it becomes a regulatory reality for providers across the aging...

Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA,...

10/12/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

AGS Viewpoint

Four National Medical Societies and Nine Leading Health Systems Collaborate to Improve Geriatric Emergency Care

10/12/2017

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

American Geriatrics Society (AGS) ...

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) will work with a team of experts in geriatric emergency...

The American College of...

10/12/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

Editor's Page

Evolving Geriatric Care Concerns

10/12/2017

Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor

Gregg Warshaw, MD; Medical Editor ...

The articles in the 2017 September/October issue of ALTC center around strategies geriatricians can use to enhance clinical care in light of the increasing strain on care facilities with the growing older adult population.

The articles in the 2017...

10/12/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

Feature

Review

Prepping for Take Off: Readying Older Adults for Air Travel

10/12/2017

Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD¹ ; Sevy Gambs, MBA, ALA, MSN-GR²

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

Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD, and Sevy Gambs, MBA, ALA, MSN-GR review important considerations providers need to address when preparing older adults for air travel such as onboard medical equipment, in-flight emergency...

Richard G Stefanacci, DO, MGH,...

10/12/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

Practical Research

A Comparison of Emergency Medical Service Utilization in Assisted Living and Long-Term Care Facilities

10/12/2017

Maria Costello, MBBCh¹; Mairead M Bartley, MBBCh²; Mark H Joven, MD³; Paul Y Takahashi, MD²; Ericka E Tung, MD, MPH²

Maria Costello, MBBCh1; Mairead M Bar...

Maria Costello, MBBCh, and colleagues describe emergency medical service utilization of ALF residents vs nursing home residents to help guide primary care interventions to reduce emergency room visits for ALF residents.

Maria Costello, MBBCh, and...

10/12/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

Case Report and Brief Review

Sertraline and Phenytoin Drug Interaction in a Geriatric Patient

08/15/2017

Kobi T Nathan, PharmD, MEd, BCGP¹; Heather A Hopkins Gil, MD²; Stefanie E DiLoreto, PharmD¹; Nhon A Ta, PharmD¹; Thomas V Caprio, MD, MPH, MSHPE, CMD, HMDC, FACP, AGSF³

Kobi T Nathan, PharmD, MEd, BCGP1; He...

Kobi T Nathan, PharmD, MEd, BCGP, and coauthors present the case of a 78-year-old man residing in a nursing home who presented with a 2-month history of increasing lethargy and confusion due to a drug-drug interaction.

Kobi T Nathan, PharmD, MEd,...

08/15/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

Holistic Self-Care: Tai Chi, Qigong Training for Caregivers at an Alzheimer Disease Assisted Living Facility

10/12/2017

Sunny Alperson, PhD, FNP-BC; Christianne Fowler, DNP, GNP-BC

Sunny Alperson, PhD, FNP-BC; Christia...

Sunny Alperson, PhD, FNP-BC, and Christianne Fowler, DNP, GNP-BC, conducted mind-body training of self-compassion for professional caregivers at an Alzheimer disease specialty center in an effort to reduce caregiver burnout and improve care...

Sunny Alperson, PhD, FNP-BC, and...

10/12/2017

Annals of Long-Term Care

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