{"product_id":"evidence-based-geriatric-medicine-isbn-9781444337181","title":"Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine","description":"The latest addition to the Evidence-Based Book series, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvidence-Based Geriatric Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides non-geriatrician clinicians an overview of key topics central to the care of the older patient. This guide focuses on the management of common problems in the elderly taking into account their life situations as well as treatment of specific conditions. Leading geriatricians with expertise in evidence-based medicine utilize the best available evidence and present this information in a concise, easy-to-use, question-based format. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvidence-Based Geriatric Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a unique guide to the optimum management of older patients. \u003cp\u003eList of contributors, vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword, ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon Straus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Function and frailty: the cornerstones of geriatric assessment, 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaige K. Moorhouse \u0026amp; Kenneth Rockwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Computer-based clinical decision support systems in the care of older patients, 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarina Martin \u0026amp; Mary K. Goldstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Simplifying the pillbox: drugs and aging, 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSudeep S. Gill \u0026amp; Dallas P. Seitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Breathing easier: respiratory disease in the older adult, 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalahaddin Mahmudi-Azer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Breathing easier: an approach to heart failure in a patient with an aging heart, 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, Madhuri Reddy, \u0026amp; Anita Asgar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Clarifying confusion: prevention and managing delirium, 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRanjani Aiyar \u0026amp; Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Preserving the memories: managing dementia, 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas P. Seitz, Philip E. Lee, Sudeep S. Gill, \u0026amp; Paula A. Rochon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Enjoying the golden years: diagnosing and treating depression, 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Pearce \u0026amp; Stuart Carney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 A balancing act: preventing and treating falls, 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Kwan \u0026amp; Sharon Straus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Keeping dry: managing urinary incontinence, 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCara Tannenbaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Keeping things moving: preventing and managing constipation, 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDov Gandell \u0026amp; Shabbir M.H. Alibhai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Preventing and treating pressure ulcers, 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadhuri Reddy, Sudeep S. Gill, Sunila R. Kalkar, Wei Wu, \u0026amp; Paula A. Rochon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Elder Abuse, 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErik J. Lindbloom, Landon D. Hough, \u0026amp; Karli R.E. Urban\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 A good death: appropriate end-of-life care, 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCari Levy \u0026amp; Jean S. Kutner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“This is a good book for lay caregivers and support personnel training to provide care, as it includes many options for consideration.”  (\u003ci\u003eDoody’s\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 August 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She received her medical degree at the University of Toronto, Canada. She completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the University of Toronto, before completing a research fellowship in Geriatrics and Quality Improvement at the San Francisco VA Medical Centre and the University of California, San Francisco. Her research interests include systematic reviews, knowledge translation, clinical decision support and improving care provided to older patients. She is the University of Calgary Geriatric Medicine Training Program Director and the Department of Medicine QI Lead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMadhuri Reddy MD MSc is an Internist and Geriatric Medicine specialist. She is currently Director of the Wound Healing Clinic at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She has published several original research papers, been editor or on the editorial board of several publications, has written book chapters for clinicians, as well as a book for patients and their caregivers on the care of chronic wounds (Healing Wounds, Healthy Skin). Dr Reddy completed her Geriatric Medicine training at the University of Toronto in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVIDENCE-BASED GERIATRIC MEDICINE\u003c\/b\u003e A PRACTICAL CLINICAL GUIDE  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by \u003cb\u003eJayna M. Holroyd-Leduc\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e MD, FRCPC, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada \u003cb\u003eMadhuri Reddy\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, MSc, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston, MA, USA  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvidence-Based Geriatric Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e provides non-geriatrician clinicians with an approach to topics central to the care of the older patient. These include the diagnosis and management of 'the geriatric giants' (delirium, dementia, urinary incontinence and falls), pressure ulcers, elder abuse and end of life care. This new book in the Evidence-Based series includes specific age-related conditions while providing a holistic approach to the older patient. Geriatric Medicine specialists with expertise in both their specific topics as well as in evidence-based medicine present the best-available evidence in a concise, easy-to-use, question-and-answer based format. Each chapter includes common questions that are asked by clinicians, and the answers focus on a systematic review of the evidence and conclude with a bottom line for clinical practice. ??? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA unique guide to the optimum care of older patients\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the best available evidence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses rigorous and transparent methods for seeking and appraising the evidence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the evidence in a clinically useful format\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an invaluable resource for trainees and clinicians from various disciplines, worldwide. It addresses an issue of global importance – building the capacity to care for older persons.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvidence-Based Geriatric Medicine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e'This short text is ideal for students and practitioners to update on the evidence for care of older persons',\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Morley\u003c\/b\u003e, Editor of Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989175484645,"sku":"NP9781444337181","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444337181.jpg?v=1761783095","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/evidence-based-geriatric-medicine-isbn-9781444337181","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}