Directory of Geriatrics Resources

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For sites concerning the application of EBM principles to the practice of Geriatrics.

Resources in This Category

• AGS Clinical Practice Guidelines and Recommendations

  http://geriatricscareonline.org/ProductStore/clinical-guidelines-recommendations/8/
  Evidence-based clinical guidelines from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).

• American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults

  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03923.x/full
  For over two decades, the Beers criteria listing potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for older adults has been a cornerstone of providing optimal pharmaceutical care to elderly patients. This article provides practitioners with a systematic review of important updates added in 2012. [2012]

• Design of a continuous quality improvement program to prevent falls among community-dwelling older adults in an integrated healthcare system

  http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/206/
  Successful initial implementation of an improved and sustainable fall prevention program for older community dwellers Using nationally-collected evidence-based randomized data. 2009.

• Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of pain in older people: executive sum

  http://bjp.sagepub.com/content/7/3/152.full
  Comprehensive pain management guidelines for older adults, from the British Pain Society and British Geriatric Society. [2013]

• Evidence-Based Geriatric Medicine

  http://ktclearinghouse.ca/cebm/syllabi/geriatric
  Introduction to and resources for evidence-based geriatrics, including sample scenarios and CATS. From the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM).

• Evidence-Based Practices for the Identification, Screening, and Prevention of Acute Delirium in the Elderly: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

  http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13670-012-0031-4/fulltext.html
  Review of the evidence for the diagnosis and preventive management of actute delirium in the hospitalized elderly. [2012]

• Frontiers | Components of a Mediterranean diet and their impact on cognitive functions in aging | Fr

  http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00132/full
  Review of studies showing that the weight of the evidence supports that consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids / olive oil, along with plant polyphenols such as flavonols and resveratrol, exerts positive effects on brain health and cognition in older humans. [2015]

• Guide to Resources on Evidence-based Geriatrics

  http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/Documents/732/Evidence_Based_Geriatrics.pdf
  Geriatrics-focused EBM resource collection, from the University of Manitoba.

• Preventing Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

  http://www.annemergmed.com/article/PIIS0196064409006453/fulltext
  A systematic review summarizing the best evidence for effectiveness of interventions to reduce the incidence of falls in older adults living in the community. [2010]

• Role of complementary and alternative medicine in geriatric care: A mini review Siddiqui MJ, Min CS,

  http://www.phcogrev.com/article.asp?issn=0973-7847;year=2014;volume=8;issue=16;spage=81;epage=87;aulast=Siddiqui
  Critical appraisal and evidence-based review of the effectiveness of CAM in the management of chronic non-communicable diseases seen in geriatrics. [2014]

• Secondary cardiovascular prevention in older adults: an evidence based review

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4605938/
  Critical review of the currently available evidence for individualized secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in the elderly. [2015]

• Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons

  http://www.medcats.com/FALLS/frameset.htm
  Evidence-based consensus guideline on falls prevention in the elderly. [2010]

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