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Geriatric Care: Caring for the Oldest Old

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A Partial View: An Alzheimer's Journey (Photojournal - worthy of reviewing)


 





On Dementia & Palliative Care:
  • Harris D. Forget me not: palliative care for people with dementia Postgrad Med J. Jun 2007; 83(980): 362–366.  doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.052936 (Open Access)

On Aging & Prognosticating:

  • How to prognosticate for the oldest old? Geripal blog
  • Original Article: Discussing Overall Prognosis with the Very Elderly Alexander K. Smith, M.D., M.P.H., Brie A. Williams, M.D., and Bernard Lo, M.D. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:2149-2151December 8, 2011DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1109990 *** (Open Access)
  • Prognostic Indices for Older Adults A Systematic Review JAMA. 2012;307(2):182-192. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1966  ePrognosis

On Neurodegenerative diseases and Palliative Care:

  • Palliative Care in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis Lauren B. Elman, David J. Houghton, Gregory F. Wu, Howard I. Hurtig, Clyde E. Markowitz, and Leo McCluskey. Journal of Palliative Medicine. April 2007, 10(2): 433-457. doi:10.1089/jpm.2006.9978.***
  • Clinical aspects of palliative care in advanced Parkinson’s disease BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:20 doi:10.1186/1472-684X-11-20 (Open Access)***

On artificial feeding:
  • Geripal Blog: Decisions on Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia  Widera 2011
  • NYTimes Health: Feeding Dementia Patients With Dignity Rabin 2011 • When They Cannot Eat Span 2011
  • NYTimes Old Age Blog discussion: When Demented Patients Receive Feeding Tubes  Spin 2011
  • Link to article: Teno et al. Decision-making and outcomes of feeding tube insertion: a five-state study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 May;59(5):881-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03385.x.
  • Making Choices: Feeding Options for Patients with Dementia, University of North Carolina Palliative Care Program

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