The utility and reliability of hospital and practitioner rating systems is currently limited due to the use of various, often unclear criteria It is important to be aware that some…
Continuous, open communication is key to building trust and preventing conflict Providers should seek to understand each patient’s life outside the context of illness including understanding their values, hopes, and…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Angela Georgia Catic (ed.)Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics10.1007/978-3-319-44084-2_1 1. Geriatric Epidemiology Angela G. Catic1 (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey…
The main duties of medical providers are to protect the interests of vulnerable elderly patients by Knowing the statistics, morbidity, mortality, and red flags of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation,…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Angela Georgia Catic (ed.)Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics10.1007/978-3-319-44084-2_10 10. Intimacy in the Long-Term Care Setting John W. Culberson1 , Totini Chatterjee2, 3 and Fiona Prabhu1 (1) Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Angela Georgia Catic (ed.)Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics10.1007/978-3-319-44084-2_5 5. Special Considerations in Older Surgical Patients Lauren J. Gleason1 and Angela G. Catic2 (1) Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine,…
Feeding issues occur in 90 % of individuals with advanced dementia and is typically the last activity of daily living (ADL) lost prior to death Enteral feeding in elders with…
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsHistoryExaminationInvestigationsRating scales…
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsParkinson diseaseCerebellar…
and Kelvin L. Chou2 (1) Parkinson’s Clinic of Eastern Toronto & Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada (2) Michigan House, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA KeywordsPharmacologic treatmentNon-invasive…
