So looking forward to these rounds! I'm always looking at QT intervals to make sure I'm not putting my patient at risk. #escitalopram, #donepezil

Welcome news. Acknowledging and addressing trauma is an important step in providing safe care for our elders in LTC. #intergenerationaltrauma, #LTC

‘I made friends here’ — Inside a Home for #LGBTQ🏳️‍🌈Seniors, by @GregoryNYC nytimes.com/interactive/20… via The New York Times NeglectedNoMore #aging #eldercare

The best way to fix long term care in Ontario is to not put people into long term care, says Samir Sinha (Sinai/UHN Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program). Tonight at 8/11pm with Sharleen Stewart (SEIU), Donna Duncan (Ontario LTC Assoc.), and Steve Paikin | Producer: Sandra Gionas #onhealth #onpoli #onelxn

"Instead of investing profits to improve care, [private long-term care providers] deliver those profits to the shareholders." — Sharleen Stewart (SEIU). At 8/11pm with Samir Sinha (Sinai/UHN Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program), Donna Duncan (Ontario LTC Assoc.) & Steve Paikin | Producer Sandra Gionas #onpoli #onhealth

This event is free and starts online in 20 minutes! #SickNotWeak #mentalhealth

Diabetes treatment deintensification in nursing homes: When less is more. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

A 12-month home-based supervised, progressive exercise program was more effective than usual care in improving functioning and physical performance after a hip fracture. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Sexual violence against seniors is a form of invisible elder abuse. Visit our website to learn more about the issue: eapon.ca/sexual-assault… #SVPM2022 #EAPO

Many older adults with mental health diagnoses are "boarded" in the ED every day. healthydebate.ca/2022/05/topic/… via Healthy Debate

The 2022 Geriatrics Institute Education Day, "There's No Place Like Home" is fast approaching! It's not too late to register and secure your spot. Register here: bit.ly/3w3Vshl

Happy #SeniorsMonth - a time when we recognize our amazing older adults and the contributions they have made in communities across the country.

A systematic review of the effect of early mobilization on length of stay for adults in the intensive care unit including 10 RCT and 1291 patients showed trend towards reduced LOS Nursing in Critical Care Journal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ni…

Change in frailty status may prerict mortality.

Sign up at eventbrite.ca/e/cannabis-lun… for this FREE talk! I'll be speaking along with Julie Kerkhof, Jeanetta Grawbarger and Patricia Ferrari.

Vaccination against COVID-19 protects infected individuals against hospitalization, regardless of frailty status. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

In today's episode, Linda Johson-Fordini & I are talking about what to do about resistance, how to set limits, and how to share the caregiving load. We're lucky that this isn't a three-hour episode!

Which vaccines do older adults need? Learn more in NIA’s latest Healthy Aging email: bit.ly/3oAUDct NOTE: Monkeypox vaccine is not on the list!

10 myths about aging. Learn more in NIA’s latest Healthy Aging email: bit.ly/3vEvW2s

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