2015-2016 Journal Club

Date Article Presenter
09/11/15 Predicting Chemotherapy Toxicity in Older Adults with Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Hurria A, et al. J Clin Oncol 29:3457-3465, 2011 Michael Voisine, DO

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Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Douketis JD, et al. N Engl J Med 373;9 nejm.org, 2015 Irina Vovnoboy, MD

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11/13/15 Effect of Dextromethorphan-Quinidine on Agitation in Patients With Alzheimer Disease Dementia. Cummings JL. et al. JAMA. 2015;314(12):1242-1254. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.10214 Michelle Johnson, MD

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A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. The SPRINT Research Group. et al. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1511939 Sharda Mukunda, MD

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01/08/16 Treatment of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Postmenopausal Women. Hansen KE. et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(10):1612-1621. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3874 Sharda Mukunda, MD

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Comparison of verbal and emotional responses of elderly people with mild/moderate dementia and those with severe dementia in responses to seal robot, PARO. Takayanagi K. et al. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00257 Irina Vovnoboy, MD

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03/11/15 Transitions Between Healthcare Settings of Hospice Enrollees at the End of Life. Wang S, Aldrige MD, Gross CP. J Am Geriatr Soc 64:314-322, 2016. Michelle Johnson, MD

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Nursing home placement in the Donepezil and Memantine in Moderate to Severe Alzheimer’s Disease (DOMINO-AD) trial: secondary and post-hoc analyses. Howard R, McShane R, Lindesay J. Lancet Neurol. 2015 Dec;14(12):1171-81. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00258-6. Epub 2015 Oct 27. Michael Voisine, DO

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04/22/15 The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy. Chetty R, Stepner M, Abraham S, Lin S, Scuderi B, Turner N, Bergeron A, Cutler D. JAMA. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.4226 Sharda Mukunda, MD

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Common Reasons that Asymptomatic Patients who are 65 Years and Older Receive Carotid Imaging. Kayhani S, Cheng EM, Naseri A, JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0678 Irina Vovnoboy, MD

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