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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

Behavioural Disorders in Vascular Dementia

Rita Moretti et al.

Diagnosis and Management of Mitral Valve Disease in Older Adults

Indranil DasguptaA et al.

Behavioural Interventions Can Minimize Functional Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Angela K. Troyer et al.

Aging in Africa

Irene Turpie et al.

Africa, with its many countries and ethnic groups, has a population of 800 million people and the highest rate of growth of the older adult population in the world.

Fever in the Returning Traveller

Alberto Matteelli et al.

The number of international travellers is steadily increasing, paralleled by the number of persons with travel-related diseases.

Discussing End-of-Life Care with Older Patients: What Are You Waiting For?

Mary Anne Huggins et al.

Clinical Differences among Four Common Dementia Syndromes

Weerasak Muangpaisan

Study Sheds New Light on Effects of Emotional Isolation and Alzheimer’s Risk

Kristin Casady

Addiction Issues and the Older Adult

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

The day before writing this editorial, we assessed an older woman in memory clinic whose function seemed well preserved despite her complaints of memory impairment.

Unhealthy Alcohol Intake among Older Adults

Ann Schmidt Luggen

The number of older adults who drink to excess is not known, partly because primary health practitioners seldom screen for this problem.

Older Adults and Illegal Drugs

Katherine R. Schlaerth

Most practitioners assume that the use of illegal or “street” drugs is confined to the young. However, a recent phenomenon has been the use of such drugs by individuals above the age of 50.

Smoking Cessation in Older Adults: A Review

Heather E. Whitson et al.

Though older adults are the segment of the population least likely to smoke, they incur significant morbidity and mortality from tobacco use and can benefit from quitting.