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Caring for the Ages

Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages 1-23 (October 2009)

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Facilities Take Their Best Shot at Immunizing Staff: Campaigns, updates, and motivational video make a difference.
JOANNE KALDY
pages 1-2
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H1N1 Vaccination Success Still Pending
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
page 1
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Dear Dr. Jeff

Don't Fear Research in Your Nursing Home
Jeffrey Nichols
page 3
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Flu Prophylaxis Is Promising in LTC
DIANA MAHONEY
page 4
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Model Predicts That 70% Vaccination Coverage Could Curb Pandemic
Heidi Splete
page 4
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Review Eyes Long-Term Antiviral Prophylaxis for Flu
DOUG BRUNK
page 4
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Public Policy

Washington Is Feverish This Flu Season
Susan M. Pettey
page 6
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Quality Improves With Use of AE Tools: Two medical directors explain how the Advancing Excellence goals have worked for them.
JOANNE KALDY
page 7
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Investigational Drug Avoids C. difficile Recurrence
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
page 7
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Many Injuries Occur With Walking Aids
KEITH HAGLUND
page 8
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Falls Prompt Most ED Visits by Nursing Home Residents
BRUCE JANCIN
page 8
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Medical Ethics

Ethical Principles and Health Care Reform
Jonathan Evans
page 9
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Vertebroplasty Found No Better Than Placebo: Past case series and small studies had suggested that fracture injections were effective.
MARY ANN MOON, Karl Steinberg
page 10
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Consider Bisphosphonate Holiday After 5 Years
BRUCE JANCIN
page 10
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Hepatitis Surges in Residents With Diabetes: More outbreaks linked to contamination ore occurring in assisted living facilities.
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
page 11
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Probe of Norovirus Outbreaks Yields LTC Clues
KEITH HAGLUND
page 11
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Progress Notes

Monitoring Is Key to Heart Failure in Elders: Disorder is common yet difficult to assess and treat in the nursing home population.
CHRISTINE KILGORE
pages 12-13
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News from the Association

AMDA Tackles Mental Health Education
page 14
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AMDA Agrees With CMS on SNF Telehealth and Consultation Codes
page 14
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Members Are In Vital Posts
page 14
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Don't Miss These Events
page 15
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New Online AMDA Features Now Available
page 15
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Share Your Best Practices at 2010 Annual Symposium
page 15
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Canines Are Coming
page 15
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AMDA Creates Resources for Physicians in Assisted Living
page 15
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Failed Drug Trials Suggest Alzheimer's Shift
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
pages 16-17
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Journal highlights
page 18
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Caring for Consumers

What to Expect at the End of Life
page 18
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ICD-10 Will Be Complex but Useful
JOYCE FRIEDEN
page 19
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Electronic Form Improved Patient Transfers
Patrice Wendling
page 19
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Delirium at Death Calls for Special Care
PATRICE WENDLING
page 20
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Disordered Sleep With Parkinson's
SUSAN LONDON
page 20
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Obesity, Diabetes Could Increase Alzheimer's
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN, Karl Steinberg
page 21
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Hypoglycemia Raises Dementia Risk in Type 2 Disease
MIRIAM E. TUCKER
page 21
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Guest Editorial

Consider an Alternative Path at End of Life: Usui Reiki is a method of focusing on how well a patient lives his or her last moments.
Harold B. Bob
page 22
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Many ICDs Still Activated in Hospices
PATRICE WENDLING
page 23
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Frailty Markers Predicted Post-Op Mortality in Elderly
SHERRY BOSCHERT
page 23
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