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American Geriatrics Society 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting
Orlando, FL; May 12-15, 2010
Managing Atrial Fibrillation in the Older Patient
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American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2010 Annual Meeting
Savannah, GA; March 5-8, 2010
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Effects of Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch on Cognitive Ability in Patients with Mild-to-Moderately Severe AD
Savannah, GA—In their study examining the specific effects of rivastigmine on individual Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog) items and cognitive domain scores, George T. Grossberg, MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, and colleagues found that the rivastigmine patch is associated with improved co
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American Medical Directors Association Long-Term Care Medicine 2010
Long Beach, CA; March 11-14, 2010
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The Effect of Medicare Part D on Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Long Beach, CA--It is estimated that 3% of the U.S. population age 65 and over are affected by Parkinson's disease (PD). Many patients with PD are enrolled in Medicare Part D (MPD), a prescription drug coverage program for seniors established by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. The Standard Benefit of Part D includes a gap in coverage, commonly known as the doughnut hole (DH). The
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Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Lacosamide for Partial-Onset Seizures
Boston, MA—The purpose of this study, presented as a poster at the annual AES meeting, was to examine the long-term safety of lacosamide (LCM) for partial-onset seizures based on all available data from Phase II-III double-blind and open-label extension trials. William Rosenfeld, MD, of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Center for Children and Adults, St. Louis, MO, and colleagues found that long-term LCM treatment was generally well tolerated in their analysis of 1327 patients exposed to LCM
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Infectious Diseases Society of America 47th Annual Meeting
October 29-November 1, 2009; Philadelphia, PA
POSTER
Clinical Experience with Daptomycin for the Treatment of Patients with Bacteremic Skin and Skin-Structure Infections
Philadelphia, PA—Data from the Cubicin® Outcomes Registry and Experience (CORE) 2005-2008, a retrospective, multicenter, observational chart review to assess characteristics and clinical outcome of patients receiving daptomycin, support the use of daptomycin for skin and skin structure infections (SSSI) bacteremia (BSI). Researche
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American Society of Consultant Pharmacists 40th Annual Meeting
Anaheim, CA; November 18-20, 2009
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Functional Communication in Alzheimer’s Disease in LTC
Anaheim, CA—Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can profoundly affect communication skills of frail elderly residents in LTC settings. Dr. Richard Stefanacci, Director of the Institute for Geriatric Studies at the Mayes College of Healthcare Business & Policy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and medical director of NewCourtland LIFE, spoke at the American Society of Consultant Pharm
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American Academy of Family Physicians 2009 Scientific Assembly
October 14-17, 2009; Boston, MA
Screening and Preventive Care in the Elderly
Boston, MA—Aubrey L. Knight, MD, FAAFP, presented a session at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) meeting on screening and preventive care in the elderly. Challenges for clinicians include the fact that most trials exclude patients over age 75, data from trials are not necessarily applicable to individual patients, and trials do not address how individual characteristics affect the benefit versus
First Report®: 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Denver, CO; September 11-15, 2009
Decreased Serum Vitamin B12 Concentration is Associated With Greater Fall Risk Among Older Disabled Women: The Women’s Health and Aging Study
Denver, CO—Robert McLean, DSc, Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and colleagues examined the associations of serum concentrations of folate, vitamin B12, methylmalonic acid (MMA) and homocysteine with the risk of falling among older disabled women participating in the Women’s Health and Aging Study. Results presented at the ASBMR annual meeting suggest that low vitamin B12 status may
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Digestive Disease Week 2009
Chicago, IL; May 30-June 4, 2009
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Elderly Patients Present with More Advanced Appendicitis
Chicago, IL—Investigators led by Rebecca J. Rose, MD, of the Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, recently conducted a retrospective study to ascertain what factors may account for the delayed presentation and more advanced disease states of elderly patients with acute appendicitis and presented their results at the DDW meeting. They conducted a 5-year retrospective chart review fro
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2009 National Association Directors of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care National Conference
July 11-15, 2009; Phoenix, AZ
POSTER
The Effects of Donepezil on Patients with Mild to Severe Alzheimer’s Disease Residing in ALFs
Phoenix, AZ—In their study assessing the safety and efficacy of donepezil in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) residing exclusively in assisted living facilities (ALFs), Adam Rosenblatt, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, and colleagues concluded that donepezil treatment significantly improved
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