Volume 26 - Issue 4 - July/August 2018 - ALTC

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Review

Considerations in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Older Adults in Long-term Care

08/13/2018

Nader Tavakoli, MD, CMD, FAAFP¹; Chioma Akwara, MD, MPH¹; Peggy Kish, RN, DON²

Nader Tavakoli, MD, CMD, FAAFP1; Chio...

Clinical and economic considerations of oral and subcutaneous methotrexate for older adults is discussed in addition to subcutaneous auto-inject MTX pens, which may be appropriate for select patients.

Clinical and economic...

08/13/2018

Annals of Long-Term Care

Column

Diving Into Dementia

Dementia and the ER—A Toxic Combination

08/13/2018

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

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

Freddi Segal-Gidan, PA-C, PhD, discusses why the emergency room (ER) should be the last resort for patient care, especially for a person with dementia, and explains why patients with dementia often end up in the ER.

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

08/13/2018

Annals of Long-Term Care

LTC GPS

Taking Aim at Number Four in the Quadruple Aim—Our Team

08/13/2018

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

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

This recognition of employees’ importance is what resulted in a proposed fourth dimension to be added to the Triple Aim (enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs), as it was felt that achieving the Triple...

This recognition of employees’...

08/13/2018

Annals of Long-Term Care

ECRI Strategies

Cameras in Long-Term Care: Monitoring, Surveillance, and Risk Management Concerns

08/13/2018

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

Victor Lane Rose, MBA, NHA, FCPP, CPA...

Picture-taking and other forms of imaging and recording are commonplace in long-term care (LTC) facilities, and risks abound from potential violations of the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...

Picture-taking and other forms...

08/13/2018

Annals of Long-Term Care

AGS Viewpoint

New Resources Celebrate AGS Advancing Geriatrics in Surgical & Medical Specialties

08/13/2018

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

American Geriatrics Society (AGS) ...

Since 1994, the American Geriatrics Society’s (AGS’s) Geriatrics-for-Specialists Initiative (GSI) has brought together organizations and leaders in the surgical and related medical specialties to increase awareness of and knowledge in caring...

Since 1994, the American...

08/13/2018

Annals of Long-Term Care

Editor's Page

The Health and Well-Being of Patients and Staff in Long-Term Care

08/13/2018

Gregg Warshaw, MD, Medical Editor

Gregg Warshaw, MD, Medical Editor ...

The articles in this issue of Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging touch on areas of medical ethics, geriatrics-friendly emergency departments (EDs), and the importance of caring for long-term care (LTC) employees as well as...

The articles in this issue of...

08/13/2018

Annals of Long-Term Care

End-of-Life Care: Law, Ethical Principles, and Jewish Medical Ethics

04/10/2018

Kenneth R Cohen, PharmD, PhD, BCGP¹; Zvi G Loewy, PhD²; Martha M Rumore, PharmD, JD, MS, LLM, FAPhA³

Kenneth R Cohen, PharmD, PhD, BCGP1; ...

Consistent with appropriate clinical practice and professional regulations, Jewish medical ethics espouses beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and autonomy.

Consistent with appropriate...

04/10/2018

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