Mom, geriatrician, senior medical info officer. Passionate about improving lives of older adults & the use of data science & technology in health. Views my own
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Togethering – Exploring housing options and the concepts of care healthydebate.ca/2022/04/top… via @HealthyDebate
N.S. Health hiring more staff to keep elderly patients moving while in hospital cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…
The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but intergenerational contact and co-operation can overcome them theconversation.com/the-pand… via @ConversationCA
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Congratulations! Well deserved. Dr. Kevin Wasko @WaskoDr named recipient of 2023 Robert Zed Young Health Leader Award - cchl-ccls.ca/news_article/dr…
So many potential benefits to shifting to team based care for both patients and providers. link.springer.com/article/10…
“Overall, it would take an infeasible 26.7 h per day for a PCP to provide guideline-based care for a 2500 patient panel in 2020. This time could be decreased to 9.3 h per day with team- based care” @SMA_docs @AlikaMD @AOgieglo @WaskoDr @tara_kiran @DennisKendel @adriennedanyliw
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New horizons for caring for people with dementia in hospital: the DEMENTIA CARE pointers for service change ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
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Assessing the Need for Caregiver Support in Saskatchewan, Canada: Gathering Perspectives and Setting Priorities | Canadian Geriatrics Journal cgjonline.ca/index.php/cgj/a…
How to make hospitals right for older adults thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @torontostar
Same in acute care. ALC (alternate level of care) labelled pts are stuck b/c they need to transition to where they can regain function, but it’s not available. Some function loss even d/t current acute care model. ALC not the pt’s fault. ALC 🟰system not meeting current needs
Lots of evidence that integrating primary care teams with tertiary hospitals to provide seamless transitional aftercare for older patients after discharge reduces readmissions and is cost-effective. Time to act. @GAWHeckman academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…
New horizons for caring for people with dementia in hospital: the DEMENTIA CARE pointers for service change academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…
Nearly one million Canadians projected to have dementia by 2030, new report says theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
⬆️ geriatric rehab needs by ⬆️ complex population. Function loss in 🏨(acq’d disability) & lack of rehab (intermediate care) leads to ➡️ ALC wait ➡️ overcapacity ➡️ admitted pts waiting in ER ➡️ long waits in ER, incl those in 🚑 @GAWHeckman academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…
New horizons in life extension, healthspan extension and exceptional longevity academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…
Prevalence of hospital-associated disability in acute care older patients is 30%, which has remained consistent overtime despite shorter lengths of stay. Hospitalization is a sentinel event leading to older adult disability. @GAWHeckman ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
Not only are patients with delirium at higher risk of needing further rehab or a move to LTC (ie: ALC while waiting), but they have a much higher risk of dying. Yet there is much that we can do to prevent and/or reduce impact of delirium. @GAWHeckman sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Quebec’s nursing homes are betting big on the ‘Green House’ model of long-term care. Will it work, and could the rest of Canada follow? - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
Effectiveness of integrating primary healthcare in aftercare for older patients after discharge from tertiary hospitals—a systematic review and meta-analysis academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…
Estimated Number of Deaths Prevented Through Increased Physical Activity Among US Adults | Cardiology | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Anticipating the ageing trajectories of superheroes in the Marvel cinematic universe | The BMJ bmj.com/content/375/bmj-2021…