Pain Management in the Elderly
More than 50% of community-dwelling older adults experience chronic pain, and this prevalence increases to 80% in long-term care settings. Managing pain in the elderly…
Topic: Geriatric Medicine
10 Causes of Memory Loss in Old Age
What causes memory loss in aging parents, or in old age? Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD, explains the 10 most common causes she checks for, and…
Effective Strategies: How to Respond to False Accusations
In this video, Dr. Leslie Kernisan, an expert in helping older parents with memory loss, and Linda Fodrini Johnson, a certified geriatric care manager, tackle…
Leg Wound Care
St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside brings you a RACGP CPD Course on “Leg Wound Care”. This content has been developed by St Vincent’s Private Hospital,…
What are ADLs and IADLs
What are Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)? How do they get assessed? And why are they important for…
Paranoia or Memory Loss: Signs That Could be Early Alzheimer’s
Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH, covers 21 signs that families sometimes assume are “normal aging,” but in fact are usually signs of a brain health…
Improve Memory by Avoiding These Drugs
In this video, Dr Leslie Kernisan goes into detail regarding a type of medication that she wishes all older adults knew about: anticholinergic drugs. Dr.…
How ADLs and IADLs change in early Alzheimer’s
Learn how Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) change in early Alzheimer’s disease. Does your aging parent with memory…
Is Memory Loss Normal in Aging? Helping Older Parent with Memory Loss
Many think it’s normal for aging parents to develop memory loss or a very poor short-term memory, but actually it’s not. Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan MD…
Hot Topics in General Medicine
St John of God Murdoch hosted a RACGP CPD hybrid event in March 2021 titled, ‘Hot Topics in General Medicine.’ The event covered four topics…
Healthcare reimbursement & Geriatric Medicine
On behalf of Edwards Lifesciences, Structural Heart Coordinators across Australia and New Zealand came together again for a quarterly meeting on Wednesday 24th September 2020….…...
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