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CONFERENCE ISSUE
September/October 2016
Vol. 9 No. 5
NEWS AND INSIGHT FOR PROFESSIONALS IN ELDER CARE
Applying Quantitative
Neuroimaging With
Neuroreader in
Geriatric Psychiatry
Elder Suicide
Intervention
New Dietary
Guidelines
Fit2Drive
New App Predicts On-Road Driving
Ability in Patients With Dementia
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IS DIGITAL REMOVAL OF A
FECAL MASS THE ONLY WAY?
Eliminating a fecal impaction can be painful, uncomfortable, and
harmful. In fact, disimpacting digitally can require five, 10, even 15
passes, and can take hours. Each pass with a gloved finger can further
distend the bowel, causing more pain to the patient. Hospitalization
could be required which can lead to other complications including
patients returning with impactions that haven’t been fully removed.
The DisImpactor presents an en
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IS DIGITAL REMOVAL OF A FECAL MASS THE ONLY WAY?
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FROM THE EDITOR ON THE ROAD TO ELDER SAFETY By B
CONTENTS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
MEDICATION MONITOR FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIB
Inform patients that tendons are the areas
LONG TERM CARE DISCUSSING A “GOOD
Starting the Conversation There are sever
LONG TERM CARE among family members as well as
Prevent Falls... For Life. The Management of F
To assess driving fitness in patients with dementi
It is
to Place—5 points; Registration (repeating three
were selected for our Fit2Drive Calculator. Since
Applying Quantitative Neuroimaging With Neuroread
Hippocampal volumetrics provides valuable informa
with the exact same scanner specifications, and Ne
specific atrophy is a feature of other brain disor
2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans I
Based on the newly developed 2015–2020 Dietar
foods. Nutrient-dense foods include those that ar
for osteoporosis due to low bone mass.31 In addit
ELDER SUICIDE W
INTERVENTION Learning to identify patient profiles
• handling social isolation. One-third of baby bo
Implementing Strategies While there is no
CLINICAL NEWS NEUROPROSTHETIC IMPLANT I
patients to exercise more, benefiting their cardio
RESEARCH REVIEW Study directo
monitored their blood pressure changes, which can
PA • IL Reading Hospital, a nationally recognize
What is your legacy? Geriatric Hospitalist Legacy
VINTAGE VOICES PAIN AND ADVERSE DRUG
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