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Clinical Pearls from
Continuing Care Medicine Rounds

Rounds in the Division of Continuing Care Medicine are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the Bethany Care Centre Calgary, Link Auditorium (916 - 18a St NW) and the third Wednesday of the month in Chinook Care Centre (1261 Glenmore Trail SW) from September to June. Notices of upcoming Rounds are featured in the Physician Education Bulletin.

Below are links to key learning points from past monthly Rounds.

If you have questions or comments about the contents of this publication, please contact:
Dr. Patrick Quail, Medical Director
Home Care, Calgary Health Region
Email: quail@ucalgary.ca Phone: (403) 221-4370

Pearls Archives: | 2006 | 2005 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999

Clinical Pearls - 2006

Date Format Description

February 1 The drive to keep older patients safe
- Dr. Heidi Schmaltz, Geriatrician

Clinical Pearls - 2005

Date Format Description

September 9 ALS - A Paradigm for Palliative Care
- Laurie Lemieux MD, Palliative Care Resident, Bethany Care Centre

Clinical Pearls - 2003

Date Format Description

April 22 Addictions and Palliative Care - Dr. Martin Labrie

April 16 Suicide and the Elderly - Sharon Moore

April 2 Regional Community Transitional Programme - Dr. Len Aldridge and Margaret Bates

March 5 Polypharmacy - Dr. Jim Silvius

February 19 Psychoses in the Elderly - Appropriate Use of Antipsychotic Medication
- Dr. Marlene Smart

February 5 Viral Update: Norwalk and Company - Dr. Kevin Forseca

January 15 Medications in the LTC resident: Damned whether starting, stopping or staying the course
- Dr. David Hogan

Clinical Pearls - 2006
Date	Format	Description
February 1		The drive to keep older patients safe - Dr. Heidi Schmaltz, Geriatrician
Clinical Pearls - 2005
Date	Format	Description
September 9		ALS - A Paradigm for Palliative Care - Laurie Lemieux MD, Palliative Care Resident, Bethany Care Centre
Clinical Pearls - 2003
Date	Format	Description
April 22		Addictions and Palliative Care - Dr. Martin Labrie
April 16		Suicide and the Elderly - Sharon Moore
April 2		Regional Community Transitional Programme - Dr. Len Aldridge and Margaret Bates
March 5		Polypharmacy - Dr. Jim Silvius
February 19		Psychoses in the Elderly - Appropriate Use of Antipsychotic Medication - Dr. Marlene Smart
February 5		Viral Update: Norwalk and Company - Dr. Kevin Forseca
January 15		Medications in the LTC resident: Damned whether starting, stopping or staying the course - Dr. David Hogan

Date	Format	Description
Clinical Pearls - 2002
Sept 25		Final Days - Dr. Hubert Marr
Sept 18		COPD - Dr. Stephen Field
Sept 16		Osteoporosis - Dr. Greg Kline
Sept 4		Frailty - Dr. David Hogan
May 15		Guardianship - a roadmap - Office of the Public Guardian representatives, Heather Perreault and Lola Swanson
May 1		Renal Issues in Long Term Care - Dr. Bruce Culleton
April 17		Dealing With Distressed Families - Maureen Osis, RN, MN, MFT
March 27	(CPG)	Palliative Sedation - Dr. Hubert Marr an overview of the challenges and range of issues in providing terminal sedation to a patient with end stage COPD.
March 24		Antipsychotic Medication and Movement Disorders - Dr. Marlene Smart - The development of antipsychotic medications revolutionized the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. With the use of these medications psychotic symptoms have been managed more readily allowing for more humane care of those with chronic psychotic disorders. However, the use of these medications is associated with the onset of a wide variety of movement disorders in a significant proportion of patients including Parkinsonian side effects, dystonias, akathisia and tardive dyskinesia...
March		Geriatric Gynecology - Dr. Albert Rosengarten
March		Introduction to Ethical Decision Making - Al-Noor Nathoo
February 6		Oral Care of LTC Residents - Dr. Trey Petty
January 23		Skin Disorders in Long Term Care - Dr. Tom Enta

Format		Description
Clinical Pearls - 2001
Date	Format	Description
December 20		Sleep (Dr. Chuck Samuels)
December 5		Influenza Update (Dr. Tom Louie and Dr. Mike Tarrant)
November 7		Geriatric Mental Health Rehab and Recovery (Dr. Stuart Sanders)
October 17		Falls (Frank MacDonald and Cheryl Knight, Clinical Nurse Specialists)
October 3		Wound Care in LTC (Dr. Gene d'Archangelo)
September 19		Delirium (Dr. Darren Burback)
September 3		Role of the Geriatrician in LTC (Dr. David Hogan)
June 20		Atypical anti-psychotic use in LTC (Dr. Stuart Sanders)
June		CTS Guidelines for CAP and Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia (Dr. Chris Mody)
May 16		Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea (Dr Manny Mah, Infectious Diseases)
May		Anticoagulation (Borys Sydoruk)
April		The Medical Examiners Office (Dr Lloyd Denmark)
March		Medications for Treatment of Dementia (Dr James L. Silvius) (also Definitions of Dementia )
February		Management of pressure wounds from the plastic surgeon's perspective (Dr Earl Campbell)
January		Hydration and Palliative Care (Dr. Eric Wasylenko)
Clinical Pearls - 2000
November		Diabetes update (Dr. Terry Groves - Internist)
October		Sleep and aging (Dr. Chuck Samuels)
June		Role of Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gerontological care (Frank MacDonald, Debbie Lee, Linda Larsen , Susan Slaughter, Cheryl Knight)
May		Urinary Incontinence assessment and management (Frank MacDonald, Debbie Lee, Linda Larsen)
April		Lipid lowering in the elderly (Dr. Alun Edwards)
March		Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in Continuing Care (Dr Lindsay Nicolle)
February		Prevention of Alzheimers Disease (Dr. David Hogan)
January		Constipation (Dr. Darren Burback)
Clinical Pearls - 1999
Format		Description
December		Polypharmacy and the Elderly (Dr Matt van Olm)
November		Osteoporosis (Dr David Hanley)
October		Influenza (Dr Deirdre Church)
September		Anticoagulation Issues (Dr Karen Valentine)

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Clinical Pearls from Continuing Care Medicine Rounds

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