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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

POWER in Osteoporosis: Descriptive Review of a Multidisciplinary Community-Based Prevention and Management Program

Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FRCPEdin et al.

Preserving Our Vital Senses into Old Age

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

Our eyes and our ears are how we make sense of the world around us. While many people have been very successful despite visual or hearing impairments (and on occasion both), many of the compensatory abilities tend to decline with age.

Robert E. Coffee et al.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among older adults in North America.

The Evolution of Cataract Surgery: The Most Common Eye Procedure in Older Adults

Lorne Bellan

Cataract surgery is the most common refractive surgical procedure performed on aging individuals.

A Clinical Perspective of Diabetic Retinopathy

Chris Hudson

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in people of working age, in spite of the fact that current treatments are effective.

Cerumen Impaction

Daniel F. McCarter et al.

Cerumen, or earwax, is the product of the sebaceous and ceruminous glands combined with débrided epithelial cells and hair from the external auditory canal.

Approach to Dyspnea among Older Adults

Siamak Moayedi et al.

Insulin Therapy for Older Adults with Diabetes

Alissa R. Segal et al.

The aging of the population and increasing prevalence of diabetes are worldwide phenomena that require a better focus on challenges of diabetes management in older adults.

Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Dyspepsia among Older Adults

Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Dyspepsia is defined as an epigastric pain or discomfort thought to originate in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Parkinson’s Disease Dementia versus Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Catherine Agbokou et al.

Maintaining Health of the Largest Human Organ: Focus on Skin

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

The focus of this issue is on our largest and most visible organ, the skin. In this era of preventive medicine, it seems easy to tell our patients how to prevent skin problems: just stay out of the sun!