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This Month's CME Article in Clinical Geriatrics

Gait in Older Adults: A Review of the Literature with an Emphasis Toward Achieving Favorable Clinical Outcomes, Part II
Meredith H. Harris, PT, DPT, EdD, Maureen K. Holden, PT, PhD, Lawrence P. Cahalin, PT, MA, Diane Fitzpatrick, PT, DPT, MS, Susan Lowe, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, and Paul K. Canavan, PT, PhD

Changes in motor skills that occur with aging vary widely. It is generally accepted that many bodily functions decline with age, including the ability to walk. For older individuals, walking is one of the most important factors in maintaining an independent lifestyle and remaining in the community. As aging occurs, there can be distinct changes in gait patterns. There is some controversy in the field as to whether change occurs as a result of aging or as a result of pathology.

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Feature Article

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Annals of Long-Term Care - ISSN: 1524-7929 - Volume 12 - Issue 8: August 2004 - August 2004
Speakers: Wilbert S. Aronow, MD, AGSF, and George E. Taffet, MD
The following is a summary of one of the debates that took place at the “Controversies in Geriatric Cardiology: Management of Heart Failure in Older Adults” symposium.

Thesis: Biventricular Pacing Is Indicated for the Treatment of Older Adults With Advanced Heart Failure and Intraventricular Conduction Delay


Fever and Infection in the Nursing Home
Speaker: Suzanne F. Bradley, MD

Management of Anxiety in Late Life
Speakers: William J. Burke, MD, Susan K. Schultz, MD, and Marianne Smith, MS, ARNP, CS
According to William J. Burke, MD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, evidence on anxiolytics in late life is limited, as the typical studies that are conducted examine younger adults. The speaker described some of the common presentations of anxiety in elderly patients, pharmacologic principles in addressing anxiety, strategies for assessing anxiety, and useful techniques to improve adherence and compliance once the patient is diagnosed and is receiving treatment.

Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Overview of AHRQ Funded Projects
Speakers: Janice Feinberg, PharmD, JD, and Ginette Pepper, PhD, RN

From the Physician Editor

Prevention of Suicide in Older Persons: Lessons and Limitations of Evidence-Based Interventions
Speakers: Gary Kennedy, MD, Ira Katz, MD, and Yeates Conwell, MD

Hospital Care Geriatrics
Speakers: Seth Landefeld, MD, and G. Alec Rooke, MD, PhD

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