Dr. @zahrasgoodarzi teaching us how to better support the care of older adults with agitation in the emergency department @11thCCD! #geriatrics #ABCDs
Jennifer Watt
@JennAnnWatt
Geriatrician-scientist (MD, PhD) and epidemiologist @UnityHealthTO @KT_program @ICESOntario; associate professor @UofT_DoM @ihpmeuoft
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No disease-modifying drugs for #Alzheimer disease are approved by Health Canada that I can prescribe to my patients, but one such drug (#lecanemab) is under review.
What could lecanemab's approval mean for people in Canada? Read our commentary in @CMAJ: cmaj.ca/content/195/42…
What could lecanemab's approval mean for people in Canada? Read our commentary in @CMAJ: cmaj.ca/content/195/42…
We also highlight how health inequity impacts emergency department (ED) use in older adults with #dementia: older adults with dementia who live in rural areas or who have lower socioeconomic status use EDs more.
@AaronJonesStats @sebskill @ICESOntario
@AaronJonesStats @sebskill @ICESOntario
Many older adults with dementia frequently visit the emergency department and may benefit from attending dementia-friendly and geriatric-focused emergency departments. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…View quoted post on X
#WorldFallsGuidelines will be a great resource for practicing clinicians and it will facilitate teaching of falls assessment and management to trainees (recommendations, assessment tools, risk stratification and algorithm)!
Guideline link: academic.oup.com/ageing/article…
Algorithm👇
Guideline link: academic.oup.com/ageing/article…
Algorithm👇
KT Program Scientist @JennAnnWatt was part of an international group of experts that developed new guidelines focusing on the prevention and management of falls in older adults.View quoted post on X
Check out the new guidelines here:
bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…
@ATricco @SPORAlliance @WellnessHubKT
Are you passionate about improving the #mentalhealth of Canadians living with #dementia?
Consider this #postdoc opportunity to support the development of a clinical practice guideline in this important area:
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/10300724-…
#postdocjobs #systematicreview #guideline
Consider this #postdoc opportunity to support the development of a clinical practice guideline in this important area:
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/10300724-…
#postdocjobs #systematicreview #guideline