Chelsea Perfect

Journal Article J Am Med Dir Assoc · October 19, 2024 OBJECTIVES: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an emerging application of ultrasonography that is being integrated into patient care in many medical specialties. The post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) setting has opportunities to adopt POCUS as a diagn ... Full text Link to item Cite

Frailty Explains Variation in Emergency Department Use for Older Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal Article Journal of geriatric emergency medicine · July 2024 IntroductionOlder adults were critically vulnerable to disruptions in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is not known if changes in ED utilization varied based on patient characteristics. Using a cohort of older Veterans, we examined ... Full text Cite

Are Geriatrics-Focused Primary Care Clinics Better at Diagnosing Dementia Than Traditional Clinics? A Matched Cohort Study.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · September 2023 BACKGROUND: Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are prevalent but underdiagnosed. OBJECTIVE: To compare new dementia/MCI diagnosis rates in geriatrics-focused primary care clinics and traditional primary care clinics. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Geriatrics Scholarly Concentration Programs Among U.S. Medical Schools.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · September 2020 OBJECTIVES: To identify and describe geriatric scholarly concentration programs (GSCPs) among U.S. medical schools. DESIGN: Survey and interview. SETTING: Allopathic and osteopathic medical schools in the United States. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: We used a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Improving Care for Older Adults with HIV: Identifying Provider Preferences and Priorities.

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A systematic review of clinical guidelines on the management of acute, community-acquired CNS infections.

Journal Article BMC medicine · September 2019 BackgroundThe epidemiology of CNS infections in Europe is dynamic, requiring that clinicians have access to up-to-date clinical management guidelines (CMGs) to aid identification of emerging infections and for improving quality and a degree of sta ... Full text Cite