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. |
Meredith Halpin, MD
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| Low-Dose Aspirin Use and Cognitive Function in Older Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
JAGS 65:1763–1768, 2017 |
Leah Taffel, MD | |
| 11/17/17 | Glucose Levels and Risk of Dementia
N Engl J Med 2013;369:540-8. |
Aruna Tokas, MBBS |
| Injurious Falls and Syncope in Older Community-Dwelling Adults Meeting Inclusion Criteria for SPRINT
JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(9):1385-1387. |
Meredith Halpin, MD | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Leah Taffel, MD | |
| 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 |
| Percutaneous Feeding Tubes in Individuals with Advanced Dementia: Are Physicians “Choosing Wisely”?
JAGS 66:64–69, 2018 |
Leah Taffel, MD | |
| 05/18/18 | Association Between Calcium or Vitamin D Supplementation and Fracture Incidence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
JAMA. 2017;318(24):2466-2482. |
Aruna Tokas, MBBS |
| Frailty Trajectories in an Elderly Population-Based Cohort
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 February ; 64(2): 285–292. |
Leah Taffel, MD |