2017-2018 Journal Club

Date Article Presenter
09/15/17 Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults

N Engl J Med 2017;376:1943-55.
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1616338

Meredith Halpin, MD

Slides

 

Low-Dose Aspirin Use and Cognitive Function in Older Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAGS 65:1763–1768, 2017
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14883

Leah Taffel, MD

Slides

11/17/17 Glucose Levels and Risk of Dementia

N Engl J Med 2013;369:540-8.
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1215740

Aruna Tokas, MBBS

Slides

Injurious Falls and Syncope in Older Community-Dwelling Adults Meeting Inclusion Criteria for SPRINT

JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(9):1385-1387.
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2924

Meredith Halpin, MD

Slides

01/19/18 The effects of memantine on behavioral disturbances in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a meta-analysis

Dove Press Journal. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2017:13 1909–1928

Aruna Tokas, MBBS

Slides

Effect of Preoperative Geriatric Evaluation on Outcomes After Elective Surgery: A Population‐Based Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 2017, Vol.65(12), pp.2665-2672
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15100

Leah Taffel, MD

Slides

03/23/18 Hemoglobin Decline, Function and Mortality in the Elderly: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Am J Hematol. 2013 January ; 88(1): . doi:10.1002/ajh.23336.

Meredith Halpin, MD

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Percutaneous Feeding Tubes in Individuals with Advanced Dementia: Are Physicians “Choosing Wisely”?

JAGS 66:64–69, 2018
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15125

Leah Taffel, MD

Slides

05/18/18 Association Between Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

JAMA. 2017;318(24):2466-2482.
doi:10.1001/jama.2017.19344

Aruna Tokas, MBBS

Slides

Frailty Trajectories in an Elderly Population-Based Cohort

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 February ; 64(2): 285–292.
doi:10.1111/jgs.13944.

Leah Taffel, MD

Slides