2018-2019 Journal Club

Date Article Presenter
10/12/18 Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1800722

Warren Backman, MBBS
Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Tai Ji Quan Intervention vs a Multimodal Exercise Intervention to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults at High Risk of Falling

JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.3915

Vivian Chan, MD
11/09/18 Geriatric assessment is superior to oncologists’ clinical judgement in identifying frailty

British Journal of Cancer (2017) 117, 470–477
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.202

Hossein Sadrzadeh, MD

Slides

Effect of Group-Administered Behavioral Treatment on Urinary Incontinence in Older Women

JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.3766

Mariuxi Viteri Malone, MD

Slides

12/07/18 Relationship of nutritional status and oral health in elderly: Systematic review with meta-analysis

Clinical Nutrition 37 (2018) 824e830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2017.03.014

Madeleine Tan, BDSc, MDS

Slides

Association of Tooth Loss With Development of Swallowing Problems in Community-Dwelling Independent Elderly Population: The Fujiwarakyo Study

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2015, Vol. 70, No. 12, 1548–1554
doi:10.1093/gerona/glv116

Sophia Yee, BDS, MDS

Slides
Additional Handout

02/08/19 10-year stroke prevention after successful carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis (ACST-1): a multicentre randomised trial

Lancet 2010; 376: 1074-84

Warren Backman, MBBS

Slides

Immediate Intervention Effects of Standardized Multicomponent Group Interventions on People with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review

Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 67 (2019) 653–670
DOI 10.3233/JAD-180980

Mariuxi Viteri Malone, MD

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04/12/19 Efficacy and safety of statin therapy in older people: a meta-analysis of individual participant data from 28 randomised controlled trials

Lancet 2019; 393: 407–15

Vivian Chan, MD

Slides

Use of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for the Management of Elderly Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The Phase III Randomized ESOGIAGFPC-GECP 08-02 Study

J Clin Oncol 34:1476-1483
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.5839

Hossein Sadrzadeh, MD

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06/14/19 Sleep-disordered breathing advances cognitive decline in the elderly

Neurology 84 May 12, 2015

Warren Backman, MBBS
Association of Antidementia Therapies With Time to Skilled Nursing Facility Admission and Cardiovascular Events Among Elderly Adults with Alzheimer Disease

JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(3):e190213.
doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0213

Vivian Chan, MD

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