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CME Journal Volume 13. Issue, 2
Published 2024
Using CGS-CME Journal as a Geriatric Medicine Certification Examination Resource: Program directors’ perspective - Seung Heyck Lee, Maia von Maltzahn, Ripa Akter
Mitigating Risks in the Home - Hayden P. Nix, Allen Ying-Lun Chang, Catherine-Anne Murray, Maia von Maltzahn
Immunization in Older Adults - Jenna MacDonald, Maia von Maltzahn
CME Journal Volume 13. Issue, 1
Published 2024
The Use of Restraints for Older Adults in the Acute Care Hospital Setting - Understanding the Least Restraint Principle - Miriam Thake BMBCh, MRCP (UK)
Patient-Led Therapy in Acute Care: A Novel Approach to Improve Mobilization - Paula Horsley, MD, Rachel G. Khadaroo MD, PHD
Decision-Making Capacity Assessment - Lesley Charles, MBChB, CCFP (COE)
CME Journal Volume 12. Issue, 2
Published 2023/2024
Principles of Rehabilitation Potential in the Older Adult - Sandrine Couture, MDCM, Sofia Nene, MD
Pharmacological Management of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviours in Patients with Dementia Residing in Long-Term Care: Review of the Evidence - April Kindrat MD, CCFP, Christopher Frank MD, FCFP
Looking Through the Lens: Reflections on Medicine, Ethics, and Society By Dr. Michael Gordon - Irene Turpie, Professor Emerita (Medicine and Geriatric Medicine), McMaster University '
Diabetes Management In Older Adults with a Special Focus on Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors (SGLT2is) - Kara Hawker MD, Ripa Akter MD
CME Journal Volume 12. Issue, 1
Published 2022
Enhancing Care with Orthogeriatric Services - Bradley Godwin, MD, Philip St. John, MD, Lara Khoury, MD, Gary Nagile, MD.
Cognitive Impairment Following Critical Illness In Older Adults - Olivia Geen MD, Andrew Perrella MD, Bram Rochweg MD, Bram Rochweg MD, MSc, Xuyi Mini Wang, MD, MMEd
CME Journal Volume 11. Issue, 2
Published 2022
Tolerability of Opioids in Older Adults: Focus on Neurotoxicity - Bradley Godwin MD, FRCPC, Derek Dyks RPh, BSc (Pharm), Ripa Akter MD, FRCPC
Medical Assistance in Dying in Older Adults: Having The Conversation About Frailty, Dementia, And Advance Requests - Gurmeet K Sohi MSc, MD, Genevieve M. Casey, MSc, MBBS, FRCPC, Jocelyn Chase MD, MSc Bioethics
Radiation-Induced Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults - A Review - Razan AlJasem MD, MRCP (UK), KBIM, Layth Mula-Hussain MB ChB, MSc, EF, Anupam Batra MD, FRCPC, ABIM, Tina Hsu MD, FRCPC
An Approach To Chronic Kidney Disease In The Elderly - Use of Kidney Failure Risk Equation - Elbert Chow MD FRCP (C), Asad Ali Merchant MD FRCP (C), MScCH
Identifying, Screening, Assessing, And Intervening In Suspected Abuse Cases; A Summary Of The Literature - Sultan Alqadiri MD, KBIM, MRCP (UK), Heather MacLeod MSc OT Reg. Ont., Shirley Chien-Chieh Huang MD, FRCPC, MSc, MSc (HQ)
CME Journal Editorial
Published 2021
CME Journal Volume 11. Issue, 1
Published 2021
Care Of The Perioperative Geriatric Patient- Sarah Chan & Bonnie Cheung
Environmental Scan Of The Elisabeth Bruyère Geriatric Rehabilitation Service: Lessons Learned From The Covid-19 Pandemic - Soha Shah, Anne Harley & Véronique French Merkley
An Environmental Scan To Assess the Needs Of Geriatric Day Hospital Patients And Plan Service Delivery During The Covid-19 Pandemic - Elizabeth Deveau, Barbara Farrell, & Véronique French Merkley
The Top Five Articles In Dementia 2018-2020 - Carolyn M Tan, Carlo O Rosario & Dov Gandell
Response To “Management Of Agitation In An Acute Care Hospital Setting: Description Of A Practical Clinical Approach Employed At The Ottawa Hospital” — Victoria Chen, Saumil Dholakia & Joanne Man-Wai Ho
CME Journal Volume 10. Issue, 2
Published 2020
Home-Based - Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment In The COVID - 19 Era - Challenges and Adaptions - Philip St. John MD MPH CCFP FRCPC, Theresa Bowser RN, Laurel Rose OT Reg
Melatonin Use For The Management of Sleep Disturbances In Older Adults - Siddhpuria, Shailee BHSc, Reppas-Rindlisbacher, Christina MD, FRPC, Alibhai, Shabbir MD, FRPC
The Older Patient and Obstructive Airway Disease: Limitations From Spirometry to Devices - Alan Kaplan MD, CCFO (EM), FCFP
CME Journal Volume 10. Issue, 1
Published 2020
The Impact of COVID-9 PandemicRestrictions on Geriatric Day Hospitals andGeriatric Ambulatory Care in Canada;Adapting for Future Waves and Beyond- Cornelia H. M. van Ineveld, Shirley Chien-Chieh Huang, Nishi K. Varshney, VéroniqueFrench Merkley
Virtual Approaches to Cognitive ScreeningDuring Pandemics - Kristen Clark & Philip St. John
Editorial Commentary: Communicating an Ethical Basis for Decision-Making in Relation to Frailty and Allocation of Scarce Resources in the COVID-19 Pandemic - Kenneth Rockwood & Linda Dykes
Advancing the Care of Older Adults in Canada: A Report of the First Canadian Geriatric Oncology Conference - Tyler R. Chesney, Naser Al Qurini, Anupam Batra, David E Dawe, Carlo DeAngelis, Jarred Rosenberg, Fay J. Strohschein, Ewa Szumacher, Daniel W. Yokum, Martine TEPuts, Shabbir MH Alibhai & Tina Hsu
CME Journal Volume 9. Issue, 2
Published 2019
Approach to Insomnia in the Elderly: Practice Considerations in Primary Care for Complex Patients - Soojin Chun, Elliot Kyung Lee
A Matter of Equity: Providing Linguistically Appropriate Care to Immigrant Older Adults - Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher, Shail Rawal
CME Journal Volume 9. Issue, 1
Published 2019
Developing Cost-Effective Novel Acute Care Services for Older People in the Hospital of the Future: Global Perspectives for the New Decade -Roger Y. Wong, Jay Banerjee, Wee-Shiong Lim, Tak Yeung Chan
Advocating for Improved Health Care for Older Canadians: What we can Learn from Applying the Marshall Ganz Advocacy Framework - Amina Jabbar, Frank Molnar, Samir Sinha
Fecal Incontinence in Older Adults: A Practical Approach - Martha Spencer
New and Future Drugs for Osteoporosis - Stephanie Kim, Angela M. Cheung
Are we Underdiagnosing Cardiac Amyloidosis in the Aging Population? -Alden L.R. Morgan, Nahid Azad, Arleigh McCurdy
CME Journal Volume 8. Issue, 2
Published 2018
Unintentional Weight Loss in Older Adults: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management - Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc
Sexually Transmitted Infections In Older Adults - Sameer Rawal & Paul E. Bunce
Multidimensional Preventative Home Visit Programs: Helping Patients to Live Better Lives in Place - Kristina Swain & Phil St. John
Evaluation of Pre-Clerkship Geriatric Undergraduate Curriculum at the University of Ottawa and Beyond - J. Mah, G. Rhee, P. Tsang, D. Weiss, J. Peel, A. Rocker, L. Nguyen, G. Lemay & A. Byszewski
Problem-Based Deprescribing: A Practical Patient-Centred Approach to Promoting the Use of Existing Deprescribing Resources in Frontline Care - Frank J. Molnar, Taleen Haddad, Derek Dyks & Barbara Farrell
CME Journal Volume 8. Issue, 1
Published 2018
Management of Muscle Cramps in the Elderly - Nadim Jiwa & Hans D. Katzberg
Traumatic Brain Injury and the Risk of Dementia - Wendy Lin & Shawn Marshall
The “Interval of Need” Approach: How to determine if an older person can stay at home safely or be discharged home from hospital safely - Krista Whitney & William Dalziel
Update: What is new in COPD in 2018? - Alan Kaplan
Clinician’s Guide to Immunization in Older Adults - GM Casey & AE McCarthy
UPDATE: The Public Launch of the Geriatric 5Ms™
Published 2017
CME Journal Volume 7. Issue, 1
Published 2017
Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Patients: The Geriatric Perspective - Amandeep (Kiddy) Klair, M. Jason MacDonald, Frank J. Molnar & Lara Khoury
De-Prescribing Benzodiazepines in The Elderly: A Review - Kyle Gulbranson, Geneviève Lemay & Frank J. Molnar
Leading Best Practice: Acute Care for Elders Units - Evidence and Keys to Successful Operation Leo Lai & Roger YM Wong
Leading Best Practices: Emerging Cross-Specialty Collaborative Care Models - Camilla L. Wong, Maia von Maltzahn, Amanda McFarlan, Allen Huang, Linda Lee & Barbara Haas
When Should You Stop Screening For Cancer in Older Patients?- Daniel W. Yokom & Shabbir M.H. Alibhai
CME Journal Volume 6. Issue, 2
Published 2016
An Approach to Management of Advanced Heart Failure in the Older Person - N. Azad, K. Srivaratharajah and L. Khoury
Facilitating Effective End-of-Life Communication - Helping People Decide - C. Frank and J. Puxty
Medical Assistance in Dying: An Ongoing Saga of Conflicts and Concerns- M. Gordon and T. Bach
The Geriatric Day Hospital: Comprehensive, Multi-Disciplinary Geriatric Care for Community-Dwelling Older Adults - L. Peitsch, C. van Ineveld, J. Moran and P. St. John
CME Journal Volume 6. Issue, 1
Published 2015
Geriatric Assessment Units (GAUs): Optimizing Evidence-Based Inpatient Care in the Modern Hospital - Phil St. John
4D-AID: A Practical Approach to the Assessment of Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Patient -Jason MacDonald, Amandeep Klair, Laura Khoury, Frank Molnar
Insomnia in the Elderly: Update on Assessment and Management - Soojin Chun, Elliott Kyung Lee
Communication Health and Aging: Caring for Older Adults - Chantal Kealey, Marnie Loeb
Choosing Wisely Canada: Geriatrics - Karen Fruetel, Nathan Herrmann, Janya Holroyd-Leduc, Robert Lam, Jacqueline McMillian, Jose Morais, Adrian Wagg
CME Journal Volume 5. Issue, 2
Published 2015
Identifying Mercury Heavy-Metal Poisoning Masquerading as Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease—Recognizing Neuropsychiatric Manifestations and Dietary Contributors Feng Chang, Kam-Tong Yeung, and Gabriel Chan
Testosterone Replacement Therapy in the Aging Male - Vithika Sivabalasundaram and Adam C. Miller
Health Literacy: Improving Communication Between Health Care Practitioners and Older Adults - Judy Peng, Michelle Valpreda, and Katherine Lechelt
The Challenge of Prescribing Statins for Primary Prevention in the Elderly - Tara Farquharson, Chris Fan-Lun and Leslie Dan
Challenges with the Diagnosis of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Older Adults - Frances Carr and Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan
Common Controversies in Osteoporosis Therapy—Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions Angela Juby and Christopher Davis
Urinary Incontinence in the Frail Elderly - William Gibson and Adrian Wagg
CME Journal Volume 5. Issue, 1
Published 2015
Promising Best Practice: The Eastern Ontario Geriatric Emergency Management Plus (GEM Plus) Program - Laura Wilding RN BScN MHS ENC(C) Ann Marie DiMillo RN BScN, Ronaye Gilsenan MA, Bill Dalziel MD FRCPC, Kelly Milne BSc(OT)
A Review of Hypertension Treatment in the Elderly: Can We Stay On Target? - Zahra Goodarzi MD FRCPC, Darren Burback MD FRCPC
Safer Prescribing For The Elderly- Michelle Hart, MD, CCFP, M.Sc.C.H, Pauline Giancroce, B.Sc.Phm., R.Ph., ACPR, PharmD
Interventions to Reduce Medication-Related Falls - Derek Dyks, BScPharm, CGP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Geriatrics, Cheryl A. Sadowski, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, FCSHP
Programs For Improving The Safety Of Older Drivers - Michelle M. Porter, PhD
Health Care Inequity in a Vulnerable Population of Individuals with Dementia - Saskia N. Sivananthan, PhD
CME Journal Volume 4. Issue, 2
Published 2014
Anticholinergic Medications in the Older Adult: A Hidden Burden - Michelle Persaud, MD, Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, MD FRCPC
Management of Diabetes among Frail Older Adults - Jacqueline McMillan, MD, Jayna M. Holroyd-Leduc, MD FRCPC
Strategies for Discontinuing Psychotropic Medications - David B. Hogan MD, FACP, FRCPC
The Efficacy and Safety of the Novel Anticoagulants in Elderly Adults - Stacey Hall, MD, Karen Fruetel, MD MEd FRCPC
CME Journal Volume 4. Issue, 1
Published 2014
Benefits of Exercise in the Elderly - Marisa Wan, MD, Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Medicine at 40,000 Feet: Implications for Older Adults - Paul Hertz, MD, Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP
The Role of Vitamin D in Bone Metabolism and Beyond - Martha Spencer, MD, Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Novel Oral Anticoagulants in the Elderly - Joshua Budlovsky, MD, Roger Y. Wong, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Polypharmacy: Optimizing Medication Use in Elderly Patients - Debbie Kwan, BScPhm, MSc, FCSHP, Barbara Farrell, BScPhm, PharmD, FCSHP
CME Journal Volume 3. Issue, 1
Published 2013
Challenges of Hypertension Management in the Frail Very Elderly with Multiple Co-morbidities - Di Wang, BScPhm, PharmD, Margarita Lam-Antoniades, MD, MScCH, CCFP
Addressing Health Care Needs for Frail Seniors in Canada: The Role of interRAI Instruments - George Heckman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Leonard C. Gray, MBBS, MMed, PhD, FRACP, FACHSM, FAAG, FANZSGM, John Hirdes, PhD
Atypical Manifestations of Medical Conditions in the Elderly - Habib ur Rehman, MBBS, FRCPI, FRCPC, FRCP (Glas), FACP, Sidra Qazi, MD
Elder Self-Neglect: Implications for Health Care Professionals - XinQi Dong, MD, MPH, Melissa Simon, MD, MPH
CME Journal Volume 2. Issue, 3
Published 2013
Assessing Fitness to Drive: Practical Tips on Choosing the Right Screening Tools for Your Practice - Bruce Weaver, MSc, Michel Bédard, PhD
Driving and Dementia Toolkits for Health Professionals and for Patients and Caregivers - Anna Byszewski, MD, MEd, FRCP(C), Frank J. Molnar, MSc, MDCM, FRCP(C), Véronique French Merkley, MD, CCFP, Ruth L.B. Ellen, BScH, MD, FRCP(C)
“I Want My Driver’s Licence Back!” Disclosing Driving Cessation in the Context of Dementia - Anna Byszewski, MD, MEd, FRCP(C), Faranak Aminzadeh, RN, MScN, GNC(C), Lara Khoury, MD FRCP(C), Nahid Azad, MD FRCP(C)
Better Prescribing in the Elderly - Geneviève Lemay, MD, BScN, FRCPC, Bill Dalziel, MD, FRCPC
Disclosing a Diagnosis of Dementia: Recommendations for a Person-Centred Approach - Faranak Aminzadeh, RN, MScN, GNC(C), Anna Byszewski, MD, MEd, FRCP(C), Linda Lee, MD, Frank J. Molnar, MSc, MDCM, FRCP(C)
CME Journal Volume 2. Issue, 2
Published 2012
Refining Dementia Intervention: The Caregiver-Patient Dyad as the Unit of Care - Joel Sadavoy, MD, FRCP(c), Virginia Wesson, MD, FRCP(c)
Dementia and Driving: Maximizing the Utility of In-Office Screening and Assessment Tools - Frank J. Molnar, MSc, MDCM, Mark J. Rapoport, MD, Mononita Roy, MD
Wound Care Management: Where Do You Begin? - Sandra Tully, RN EC, BScN, MAEd, NP (Adult) GNC (C), Debra Johnston, RN, BScN, CETN(C), MN(c)
Multiple Complex Conditions: The Central Role of Primary Care - Linda Lee, MD, MClSc(FM), CCFP, FCFP, George Heckman, MD, MMATH, MSc, BASc, FRCPC
CME Journal Volume 2. Issue, 1
Published 2012
Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization: Expanding the Orientation of Geriatric Medicine - Laurie H. Mallery, MD, FRCPC, Paige Moorhouse, MD,
FRCPC
Heart Failure in Older Persons: Considerations for the Primary Care Physician - Christine Glenny, MSc, MD, George Heckman, MD, MSc,
FRCPC, MMATH, Robert McKelvie, MD, PhD, FRCPC
A Quick Guide for Neuroimaging of Common Dementias Seen in Clinical Practice - David F. Tang-Wai, MDCM, FRCPC
Home-Based Primary Care for Frail Older Homebound Adults: An Innovative Solution for a 21st-Century Challenge - Tracy Smith-Carrier, MSW, PhD, Mark Nowaczynski, PhD, MD,
CCFP, Sabrina Akhtar, MD, CCFP, Thuy-Nga Pham, MSc, MD, CCFP, Samir K. Sinha, MD, DPhil, FRCPC
CME Journal Volume 1. Issue, 1
Published 2011
Cognition-Enhancing Drugs in Dementia: Tips for The Primary Care Physician - Linda Lee, MD, MClSc(FM), CCFP, FCFP, Carlos Rojas-Fernandez, BScPharm, PharmD, George Heckman, MD, MMATH, MSc, BASc, FRCPC, Micheline Gagnon, MD, BSc, Med, FRCPC, FACP
Reduction of MRSA Transmission in a Geriatric Setting following the Implementation of Daily Baths with Disposable 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths - Heather L. Candon, MSc, CIC, Jane E. Van Toen, BSc, MLT, CIC, Chingiz Amirov, MPH, CIC
How Not to Harm Your Patients: Tips on Prescribing for the Elderly - Anthony Amadio, BScPhm, Vicky Chau, MD, Andrew Wyllie, BScPhm, ACPR, PharmD, Chris Fan-Lun, BScPhm, ACPR, CGP
Practical Tips for Recognition and Management of Behavioral Psychological Dementia - Kiran Rabheru, MD, CCFP, FRCP
Physician Practice in the Nursing Home: Exploring New Models - Paul R. Katz, MD, CMD, Patrick Quail, MD, CCFP, CMD, Michael J. McBryde, MBBS, DObst RCOG, CCFP, Jurgis Karuza, PhD