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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

Long-term Care–acquired Pneumonia among Older Adults

Mohammed Al Houqani et al.

Long-term care-acquired pneumonia is a clinical syndrome of pneumonia that develops in a resident of a long-term care facility who has not been recently hospitalized.

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Older Adults: An Update

John Granton et al.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare but incurable disease characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance and ultimately dysfunction of the right ventricle.

Syncope in Older Adults

Maxime Lamarre-Cliche

Managing Psychotic Symptoms in the Older Patient

Abi V. Rayner

Incontinence among Older Adults

Alan J. Wein et al.

Older adults have a high prevalence of urinary incontinence. Among the older adult population, many nonurinary pathological, anatomical, physiological, and pharmacological factors may serve as comorbidities in the development of incontinence.

The Future of Wheelchairs: Intelligent Collision Avoidance and Navigation Assistance

Alex Mihailidis et al.

Mobility and independence are essential components of a high quality of life. Although they lack the strength to operate manual wheelchairs, most physically disabled older adults with cognitive impairment are also not permitted to use powered wheelchairs due to concerns about their safety.

Peptic Ulcer Disease in Older Adults - letter

Carlo A. Fallone et al.

Could the authors of the February 2007 article “Peptic Ulcer Disease in Older Adults” please comment in a bit more detail on the evidence supporting the statement that “it would be prudent not only to switch to a COX-2 inhibitor but also to add a PPI”

An Update on Pharmacotherapy for Dementia

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

The Latest in Drug Therapy for Dementia: Gleanings from the Third Canadian Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

David B. Hogan

Emerging Drug Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease

David F. Tang-Wai

Switching Cholinesterase Inhibitors: When and How

Chris MacKnight

Pharmacologic Treatment of Agitation and Apathy in Dementia

Shailaja Shah et al.