Scholars@Duke
David Bruce Matchar

David Bruce Matchar

Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Box 102811, DUMC, Durham, NC 27705
Erwin Terrace II, Box 16, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Conferences

Cost-effectiveness of population screening for Lynch syndrome and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome in Singapore.

Conference Journal of Clinical Oncology · July 1, 2026 164Background: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) and Lynch syndrom ... Full text Cite

D102-08 Guideline-Based Prescribing of Early Inhaled Corticosteroids and Step-Up/Step-Down Therapy: Insights From a Real-World Multi-Ethnic Asian Asthma Cohort

Conference American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · May 1, 2026 AbstractRationaleAsthma management guidelines emphasise early initiation of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and regular therapy a ... Full text Cite

3598 Resilience mediates the relationship between baseline health and functional recovery in older patients following hip fracture

Conference Age and Ageing · February 5, 2026 AbstractIntroductionHip fractures in older adults often lead to prolonged disability and reduced quality of life. While baselin ... Full text Cite

Assessing the Risk of Falls in Older Adults Living in the Community Using Machine Learning Models with Imputation

Conference Proceedings of the Aaai Conference on Artificial Intelligence · January 1, 2026 Falls are a major cause of injury and loss of independence among older adults, making prevention a critical priority for healthy aging. Early detection of fall risk through screening can enable timely interventions that reduce these adverse outcomes. Tradi ... Full text Cite

A Tailored, Multi-Component Falls Prevention Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Singapore

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractDespite strong evidence supporting personalized, multi-component falls prevention programs, many existing programs in Singapore focus primarily on exercise and lack individualization. This study a ... Full text Cite

Falls and Falls Prevention in Singapore: Policy Insights From a Dynamic Simulation Model

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractFalls among older adults have complex etiologies, requiring a multi-system approach for effective prevention. In Singapore, 85% of geriatric trauma cases presented in the emergency department resu ... Full text Cite

TARGET: A Singapore National Cohort for Assessing Geriatric Fall and Fracture Risk in the Community

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractThe Targeted Assessment and Recruitment of Geriatrics for Effective fall prevention Treatments (TARGET) study is a national prospective cohort study in Singapore, integrating novel health technolo ... Full text Cite

Abstract P227: Incentives for Uptake and Adherence With Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Three Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

Conference Stroke · March 2021 Introduction: While rehabilitation has been demonstrated to be effective in improving outcomes of stroke, uptake of outpatient rehabilitation services (ORS) in Singapore remains relatively low. This s ... Full text Cite

Simulation modeling for primary care planning in Singapore

Conference Proceedings Winter Simulation Conference · July 2, 2016 Singapore is undergoing an epidemiological shift and has to provide services for an aging population with a higher burden of chronic disease. In order to address this challenge, enhancing the provision of primary care by improving the ability of more prima ... Full text Cite

Abstract 3732: Detecting germline PTEN mutations among at-risk cancer patients: An age and gender-specific cost effectiveness analysis

Conference Cancer Research · August 1, 2015 AbstractIntroductionCowden syndrome (CS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by benign and malignant tumours. One-quarter of patients diagnosed with CS have patho ... Full text Cite

Age is an important predictor of bleeding in stroke and atrial fibrillation patients.

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2006 Link to item Cite

Chronic kidney disease: Relationship of nephrologist involvement and disease course

Conference JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE · April 1, 2005 Link to item Cite

Meta-analysis of survival and angina relief after transmyocardial revascularization

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY · February 1, 2005 Link to item Cite

Improving headache care: Impact of a disease management program

Conference ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY · September 1, 2001 Link to item Cite

CORRELATES OF UTILITIES OF SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS

Conference CLINICAL RESEARCH · April 1992 Link to item Cite

UTILITIES OF THE SERIOUSLY ILL

Conference CLINICAL RESEARCH · April 1991 Link to item Cite

HOLTER MONITORING IS COST-EFFECTIVE IN SYNCOPE

Conference CLINICAL RESEARCH · April 1989 Link to item Cite

SIGNIFICANCE OF LOW SERUM VITAMIN-B12 LEVELS IN THE ELDERLY

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · September 1, 1986 Link to item Cite

LOW SERUM VITAMIN-B12 LEVELS - DO THEY DENOTE DEFICIENCY

Conference CLINICAL RESEARCH · January 1, 1985 Link to item Cite