Treating Geriatric Polypharmacy by Deintensifying Unnecessary Diabetes Treatment
Polypharmacy is a rapidly worsening problem that hits elderly patients particularly hard. As patients grow older, they need more medications but at the same time become less capable of managing the complexity of drug treatments. In order to simplify treatment regimens for older patients, it is necessary to consider the evidence supporting treatment of various conditions and when the evidence is not particularly strong, reduce or eliminate medications accordingly. Diabetes management in the elderly is highlighted in this podcast with specific attention given to deintensifying diabetes treatment in the elderly.
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Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 8, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Management of multiple myeloma in frail/elderly patients
Maria-Victoria Mateos, MD, PhD from the University Hospital of Salamaca, Spain discusses the importance of identifying frail/elderly patients using well-establish tools, such as geriatric scales (clin...
Author: VJHemOnc
Added: 01/29/2016 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - January 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Focus on geriatric oncology | Dr Lodovico Balducci at ASCO 2015
At the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Lodovico Balducci, MD, of Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, explains the current landscape and unmet clinical needs in geriatri...
Author: EMJ
Added: 07/20/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - July 20, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Geriatric Oncology: What Is It? How Can It Help Seniors?
For people at any stage of life, cancer is a complicated journey. But for seniors living with other conditions and diseases, cancer care can be even more complex.
The director of the Geriatric Oncolo...
Author: patientpower
Added: 03/31/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - April 1, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
se of Tamoxifen as Breast Cancer Prevention discussion with Dr. Muss
Dr. Muss discusses tamoxifen as breast cancer prevention.
Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of oncology, University of North Carolina, director, Geriatric Oncology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Author: onclivetv
Added: 03/04/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - March 4, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: February 05, 2015
Care after hip fracture: discussion of a randommised trial to assess the value of specialist geriatric care (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - February 6, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Listen to The Lancet: February 5
Care after hip fracture: discussion of a randommised trial to assess the value of specialist geriatric care (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - February 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Anton P. Porsteinsson, MD - Practical Considerations for the Management of Alzheimer's Disease: Tools for Recognition of Early Disease and Nuances of Individualized Treatment Selection
(Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics - August 1, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Answers in CME Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Gary W. Small, MD - Therapeutic Advances in Alzheimer ’s Disease: Improving Adherence, Early Treatment Initiation, and Disease-Modifying
Therapeutic Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease: Improving Adherence, Early Treatment Initiation, and Disease-Modifying (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics - June 27, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Answers in CME Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Alzheimer’s Disease – A Growing Problem
In this aging podcast, Fran Emerson, the program director for the Charleston Alzheimer’s Association, discusses with Sally Smith how she sees the future of Alzheimer’s disease and patient care. She draws on over thirty five years of experience to make her predications, as she has seen great progress in modern understanding of the disease. She notes every person’s duty to lead a healthy lifestyle in order to reduce risk of dementia as well as the importance of pushing government representatives to provide enough resources for dementia research. Ms. Emerson focuses on the vast number of people in America effected by Al...
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
The South Carolina Aging in Place Coalition – Aging in Place Connections
Chairman of the board of the South Carolina Aging in Place Coalition, Paul Franklin describes an arm of the umbrella organization called Aging in Place Connections. He discusses the utilization of group presentations so that various resources can be elucidated simultaneously. He also notes the discrepancy in resource availability between different cities and rural communities in South Carolina. Mr. Franklin talks with Sally Smith in this aging podcast about his overall goals for the Aging in Place Coalition. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Cancerous Cells and the Aging Process
Dr. Lina Obeid, professor in the Department of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, discusses her research in how cells grow and how it relates to cancer and the aging process. She explains how cancer is closely related to the aging process, and how her research is geared toward explaining why certain cells become cancerous over time. Dr. Obeid describes how this research has progressed so far throughout her career, and what questions she ultimately hopes to answer through this work. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
Five Key Components to Aging in Place – Healthy Living
Chairman of the board of the South Carolina Aging in Place Coalition, Paul Franklin, discusses with Sally Smith the importance of healthy living for successful aging at home. In this aging podcast, he goes over topics of nutrition and exercise as well as balance issues that tend to affect older adults. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
The South Carolina Aging in Place Coalition – Available Resources
Paul Franklin, who is chairman of the board of the South Carolina Aging in Place Coalition, explains to Sally Smith the goal of the Aging in Place Coalition to help people age at home. In this aging podcast Mr. Franklin describes the various sectors that provide available resources to both the coalition as well as to individuals. (Source: MUSC Aging Podcast)
Source: MUSC Aging Podcast - April 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: podcasts
