geriatrics

2 min read 2022-12-24 04:00:01

Help Veterans cope with aging in a geriatric mental health career

When we imagine the professionals who care for aging Veterans, we might often immediately think of doctors, nurses and even pharmacists, but one

5 min read 2022-09-19 20:00:47

As the U.S. population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. The need for geriatric nurses can be explained simply

2 min read 2022-09-17 03:00:46

Offering a unique way to care for Veterans and share in their daily lives, the VA Medical Foster Home Program is just one of many ways we support the

4 min read 2022-08-18 01:25:50

One of the simplest balance tests is to see how long you can stand on one leg. Older adults who can’t make it past the 10-second mark are more

31 min read 2022-06-02 14:00:49

SummaryTranscriptSummary We are two and a half years into the COVID pandemic. We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask

28 min read 2022-05-26 14:00:52

SummaryTranscriptSummary It’s been a while since we’ve done a Covid/bioethics podcast (see prior ethics podcasts here, here, here, and

30 min read 2022-05-19 14:00:02

SummaryTranscriptSummary A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). How do you

6 min read 2022-05-10 17:00:00

When Janet Chong-Lee began specializing in geriatrics in her career as a pharmacist, she immediately wondered why some seniors thrived in vibrancy

30 min read 2022-05-06 00:13:20

SummaryTranscriptSummary Think about the last time you attended a talk on communication skills or goals of care discussions. Was there any

7 min read 2022-04-25 04:37:26

Suggest an improvement Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder occurring due to the loss of

21 min read 2022-03-31 14:00:55

SummaryTranscriptSummary In her essay “Why Read a Poem in a Time Like This?”, Marilyn McEntyre writes: All of us need it. We need it

1 min read 2022-03-29 02:15:28

Suggest an improvement What is the AMTS? The abbreviated mental test score (AMTS) is a 10-point assessment that was introduced by

31 min read 2022-03-25 03:49:33

SummaryTranscriptSummary One of my favorite Piece of My Mind essays in JAMA is by Rebecca Sudore, titled, “Can We Agree to

5 min read 2022-03-23 21:07:04

Telling elders scary stories about online scammers is not the best way to keep them safe. Olga Gavrilenko/EyeEm via Getty Images by Nora McDonald,

24 min read 2022-03-10 15:00:02

SummaryTranscriptSummary If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted