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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

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.

Rheumatoid Arthritis among Older Adults

Arthur Bookman

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in older adults has a lower female-to-male ratio, and presents as either a rheumatoid factor positive typical case of RA, or an acute seronegative syndrome consisting of myalgia, fever, weight loss, and fatigue.

Crystal-Induced Arthritis

Ian K. Tsang et al.

The two most common forms of crystal-induced arthritis among older adults are gout and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition disease.

How to Make Sure Your Patient with Osteoarthritis Gets the Best Care

Cornelia M. Borkhoff et al.

Although total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is a highly effective treatment for individuals with moderate to severe osteoarthritis who have not responded to medical therapy, disparities in TJA utilization based on gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are well documented.