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A Shift in Care: Managing OAB Patients Virtually

Guidelines-supported approach to assessment; treatment options in a systematic fashion; OAB care using a virtual-health platform.

ENT Emergencies: Otologic Disorders

1st Module in this 4-part online CPD Program

Diabetic Retinopathy: You Need to Keep an Eye on It!

Diabetes CPD Program, Module 1/4

Métabolisme protéique global associé au vieillissement normal ou lié à une fragilité

Jose Morais

Le vieillissement est associé à des modifications qui pourraient affecter le métabolisme des protéines.

New Pharmacotherapy for Osteoporosis

Savannah Cardew

Successful management of osteoporosis includes nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic strategies, aimed at fracture prevention.

Supporting and Treating the Older Adult with Cancer: It Starts in Primary Care

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

As I rapidly advance towards the geriatric age group, fears of cancer, in my case colon cancer because of a positive family history, start to increase.

Palliative Care in the Primary Care Setting

Anthony Hung et al.

The principle of “cradle-to-grave” care is fundamental to the discipline of family medicine. This includes palliative care.

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease among Older Adults: An Update on the Evidence

Pamela Katz et al.

Age-Related Hearing Loss

Christopher Hilton et al.

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the most common neurosensory deficit associated with aging.

Prevalence of the Use of Advance Directives among Residents of an Academic Long-Term Care Facility

Gayatri Gupta et al.

What Physicians Should Know about Herbal Medicines

Edzard ErnstEd

Many patients use herbal medicines, often without telling their physicians.

Urinary Incontinence among Aging Men

Ali Alzahrani et al.

Urinary incontinence is a common symptom among older adults that is often marginalized and not properly addressed.

Psychosocial Oncology for Older Adults in the Primary Care Physician’s Office

Barry D. Bultz et al.

Geriatric care is undoubtedly complex. A cancer diagnosis in itself creates significant concerns, irrespective of age, for the patient, and these concerns may be compounded by stresses related to moving into later life.

Managing Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia with Pharmacotherapy

Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan et al.

Prototype of the Geriatric Syndrome

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

Falls are the prototype of the classic geriatric syndrome, in which one cause is rarely the issue but rather a substantial number of possible contributing factors are found.