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Sun Jul 5

• Ca se discute: Alzheimer's, theme of the World Congress of Gerontology in Paris: Alzheimer' ;s disease will be one of the main themes of the 19th World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, held from Sunday to Thursday in Paris, which will also emphasize the elder abuse. Organized by the French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
• Op-Ed Contributor - The Patients Doctors Don?t Know - NYTimes.com

Sat Jul 4

• Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient (CHAMP)

Fri Jul 3

• Trends in In-Hospital CPR in Elders - Journal Watch (General): Comment: According to these results, rates of in-hospital CPR and survival after CPR have remained steady, whereas a rising proportion of hospital deaths are preceded by CPR. One explanation, offered by the authors, is that improvements in delivery of CPR have been neutralized by more use of CPR in people who are unlikely to survive; however, we have little evidence that in-hospital delivery of CPR has improved in recent years. Some of the racial distinctions in this study are consistent with other research that shows greater use of life-sustainin g interventions (e.g., gastrostomy tubes, mechanical ventilation) near the end of life among blacks than among whites. ? Allan S. Brett, MD Published in Journal Watch General Medicine July 1, 2009 Citation(s): Ehlenbach WJ et al. Epidemiologic study of in-hospital cardiopulmonar y resuscitation in the elderly. N Engl J Med 2009 Jul 2; 361:22.
• Op-Ed Contributor - The Patients Doctors Don?t Know - NYTimes.com: Often even experienced doctors are unaware that 80-year-olds are not the same as 50-year-olds. Pneumonia in a 50-year-old causes fever, cough and difficulty breathing; an 80-year-old with the same illness may have none of these symptoms, but just seem ?not herself? ? confused and unsteady, unable to get out of bed.
• Medical News: Aerobics and Strength Training Key for Obese Older Patients' Health - in Primary Care, Exercise & Fitness from MedPage Today

Thu Jul 2

• Op-Ed Contributor - The Patients Doctors Don?t Know - NYTimes.com
• James W. Campbell, M.D., M.S.: James W. Campbell, M.D., M.S. Chairperson, Department of Family Practice Director, Geriatric Health Professor, Case Western Reserve University
• http://www.iom .edu/Object.Fi le/Master/53/5 07/Report%20Br ief%20-%20Reto oling%20for%20 an%20Aging%20A merica%20-%20B uilding%20the% 20Health%20Car e%20Workforce. pdf

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