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Maine Watercolor
This summer in Maine I continued my exploration of plein aire watercolor painting. “Plein aire” means that the work is done outdoors, and there was no better place to do this than the rocky beaches and little towns around Acadia National Park. My wife and I go up every summer and stay in a small cabin – quite a change from our life in Manhattan. ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - September 1, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Art & Medicine Source Type: blogs

Wounds of a Boxer: Medical Secrets from Ancient Rome
Over the past month an ancient sculptural masterpiece has been on temporary display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Greek and Roman halls. On loan from Rome’s Museo Nazionale Romano, “Boxer at Rest” depicts a battered pugilist immediately after a fight. His face bears evidence of broken nasal bones, swelling and hematoma under his right eye, and multiple lacerations and abrasions to his nose, cheeks, and ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - July 14, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Art & Medicine Source Type: blogs

CMS recognizes the Kennedy Terminal Ulcer in Long-Term Care Hospitals
The Kennedy Terminal Ulcer (KTU) has been around for over two decades, and continues to play a large part in discussions as to whether pressure ulcers are avoidable or unavoidable. Until now the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not acknowledged the KTU in its regulatory and reimbursement guidelines for hospitals and nursing homes. In a new transmittal from CMS, the KTU can ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - July 10, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care Risk Management Source Type: blogs

Peripheral Arterial Disease: an Often-Overlooked Cause of Poor Wound Healing
This article was published in Today’s Wound Clinic, Volume 7, Issue 5 (June/July) 2013 and is available on-line. It was authored by myself and Michael Cioroiu MD, FACS, CWS, who is co-director of the Center for Advanced Wound Care at Beth Israel Medical Center. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limbs is often neglected when evaluating reasons for poor wound healing, particularly in elderly patients. ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - July 9, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care Publications Source Type: blogs

JAMA is Redesigned, Art is Demoted
Beginning in 1964 the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) started publishing full color images of art on its cover accompanied by insightful essays. JAMA’s former editor, George Lundberg, wrote that this was part of an initiative to inform readers about nonclinical aspects of medicine and public health, and emphasize the humanities in medicine. Now after almost 50 years of covers that displayed over ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - July 3, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Art & Medicine Source Type: blogs

Cicada Mania!!
As a child while other boys were busy with Little League and football, I spent hours chasing insects. My favorite was the cicada – a large and lumbering arthropod whose shrill mating call from the high trees marked the long hot days of summer. In China this ungainly creature is a symbol of rebirth, change, and protection against bad luck. It was therefore with great ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - July 1, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Travel Source Type: blogs

Palliative Care for Non-Healing Pressure Ulcers
There is a saying that time heals all wounds, but this is not always the case for pressure ulcers. Those of us who care for patients with pressure ulcers know that some wounds will not heal, and cure becomes an unrealistic goal. Partnering with the patient and family to take a palliative care approach rather than an aggressive plan for healing can potentially reduce suffering, ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - June 26, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care Source Type: blogs

Improving Communication in the Wound Clinic
This article was authored by myself and Michael Cioroiu MD, FACS, CWS, who is co-director of the Center for Advanced Wound Care at Beth Israel Medical Center. By nature of their various (and often multiple) comorbidities, wound care patients reside in a spectrum of healthcare settings. Communication ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - June 25, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care Publications Source Type: blogs

New York Times Letter to the Editor on Ageism in the Medical Profession
I wrote this letter to the editor that was published June 5, 2013 in both the print and on-line version of the New York Times.   The subject matter is ageist attitudes among physicians that sometimes get in the way of delivering good care to elderly people.  The letter was written in response to an Op-Ed Piece by Danielle Ofri MD entitled “My Near Miss.“ ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - June 6, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Publications Source Type: blogs

Looking at India on the Cover of The Gerontologist
I went to India with the intention of photographing aging, but was unprepared for the intense spirituality, crush of crowded streets, and the depth of poverty. Part of my trip was a visit to the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Bodh Gaya, in the state of Bihar in northeast India. Outside the gates of the sprawling complex of temples was an elderly woman with an imposing ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - May 28, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Art & Medicine Travel Source Type: blogs

Ghost Motels of Arizona
Much of the history and romance of America has been bypassed by the Interstate system. This past winter I traveled to Arizona and drove down old Highway 60 from Wickenberg to Quartzite and encountered a living museum of Americana in its defunct roadside motels. A few were repurposed as homes or businesses, but most were abandoned and crumbling.  On a bright sunny day with desert skies ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - April 28, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Art & Medicine Travel Source Type: blogs

Pressure Ulcer Guide Helps New Jersey Nursing Homes
In an unusual agreement between the New Jersey Hospital Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the New Jersey Department of Health, the Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers authored by myself and Elizabeth Ayello PhD, RN will be distributed to skilled nursing facilities across the state of New Jersey. Money collected through Civil Monetary Penalties for survey deficiencies will pay for purchase ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - April 8, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Pocket Guide to Pressure Ulcers Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care Source Type: blogs

My Mentor in Geriatrics: Leslie S. Libow MD
Were it not for Leslie S. Libow I would not have entered the specialty of Geriatrics. This past weekend at the annual meeting of the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), I sat in the audience as Dr. Libow received the prestigious James Patee Award for Excellence in Education. Afterward I had the opportunity to schmooze with my former mentor, whose photo is above. In 1983 ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - March 26, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Geriatric Medicine Source Type: blogs

Webinar on Infectious Aspects of Chronic Wounds
This is a webinar I recently delivered on Infectious Aspects of Chronic Wounds including Infection Control.  It was sponsored by the Gold STAMP (Success Through Assessment, Management, and Prevention) program, which is funded by the New York State Department of Health under the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) to reduce pressure ulcers in New York State.  Information in this webinar is applicable to any chronic wound, including pressure ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - March 15, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Pressure Ulcers & Wound Care Source Type: blogs

Faces of Istanbul
 I took these shots last spring after completing a ten day trip through Russia and Central Asia to photograph aging.  I didnt intend to do a lot of picture taking in Istanbul, but the visual lure of this picturesque city got me out with my camera. One of the largest cities in the world, Istanbul is bursting with history and visual delights. Former capital of four ...Read More (Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers)
Source: Jeffrey M. Levine MD | Geriatric Specialist | Wound Care | Pressure Ulcers - March 9, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Jeffrey M. Levine MD Tags: Travel Source Type: blogs