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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

Sleep Disturbances in Dementia

Jennifer L. Martin

Skin Ulcers in Older Patients

Christopher Frank

Skin ulcers are common among older adults, especially those in hospital or in long-term care facilities.

The Tuberculin Skin Test in Long-Term Care Facilities

Miguel G. Madariaga et al.

This article discusses the particular characteristics of tuberculosis among older adults and the use of the tuberculin skin test as a tool for diagnosis of tuberculosis infection with emphasis in long-term care facility residents.

The Impact of Exercise Rehabilitation and Physical Activity on the Management of Parkinson’s Disease

A.M. Johnson et al.

Although medication therapy is generally effective in the clinical management of Parkinson’s disease (PD), additional improvement of some gross motor symptoms may be achieved through the use of nonpharmacological treatments, such as physical therapy and exercise rehabilitation.

Focus on Lung Disease: Reducing Morbidity and Mortality among Older Adults

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

When I was an intern, my first attending physician was a respirologist, who taught me that the major function of the heart was to separate the two lungs.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Older Adult: New Approaches to an Old Disease

Andrew McIvor

At present, some 750,000 Canadians are known to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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.