With a NNT=4 (absolute risk reduction 25%), this is a really efficacious nonpharmacologic intervention that we need to encourage patients to persist in using - thanks for a great presentation @AmymdMiles!

Exciting special #COLLAB edition of #GeriMedJC on Oct 16 at 08:00 with UofT General Surgery. Thiamine for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Special #collab edition of #GeriMedJC starting in two minutes! @jdazavargas and YY Xu present Thiamine for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery RCT ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Tune into #GeriMedJC on Nov 27 at 08:00 AM ET via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/87536794442?… Low-Dose Edoxaban in Very Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Tune into #GeriMedJC on Nov 27 at 08:00 AM ET via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/87536794442?… Major GI bleeding in older persons using aspirin: incidence and risk factors in the ASPREE randomised controlled trial gut.bmj.com/content/early/…

Do you have a break in between #BGSConf? Tune into #GeriMedJC live right now: us02web.zoom.us/j/87536794442?…

First article up on #GeriMedJC, Major GI bleeding in older persons using aspirin: incidence and risk factors in the ASPREE. Randomised controlled trial: gut.bmj.com/content/early/…

Next up on #GeriMedJC, NEJM Eldercare-AF Trial: Low-Dose Edoxaban in Very Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

#GeriMedJC returns today with a double-hitter at 08:00 ET. Second paper is on he effectiveness of e-interventions on fall, neuromuscular functions and QoL in community-dwelling older adults: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Applicable to today’s #GeriMedJC for vaccine efficacy for COVID19 & how to have conversations with potential vaccine recipients RGP of Toronto @PGLO_Geriatrics

Next #GeriMedJC on Feb 26 at 08:00 ET. Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher presents RCT on an assisted walking program on walking ability in hospitalized older adults: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33184855/

Next #GeriMedJC on Feb 26 at 08:00 ET we discuss Annals of Int Med study on the Effects of Four Doses of Vitamin D Supplements on Falls in Older Adults pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33284677/

Special thanks to Dr. Sasha Shepperd, first author for attending #GeriMedJC this morning to comment on her paper: Is CGA Admission Avoidance Hospital at Home an Alternative to Hospital Admission for Older Persons?acpjournals.org/doi/abs/10.732…

Next up on #GeriMedJC, TRAILBLAZER-ALZ RCT: Donanemab in Early Alzheimer's Disease nejm.org/doi/full/10.10….

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