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CORE ARTICLES
Delirium
Inouye SK, Westernorp RGJ, Saczynski JS. Delirium in Elderly People. Lancet. 2014; 383:911-922.
AGS Expert Panel on Postoperative Delirium. Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults: Best Practice
Statement from the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Coll Surg. 2015; 220(2): 136-148.
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Langa KM, Levine DA. The Diagnosis and Management of Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Clinical
Review. JAMA. 2014; 312(23): 2551-2561.
Dementia
3rd Canadian Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia – 146 approved
recommendations. 2007.
Moore A, Patterson C, Lee L et al. Fourth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment
of Dementia: Recommendations for Family Physicians. CFP. 2014; 60:433-8.
Depression
Taylor WD. Depression in the Elderly. NEJM. 2014; 371:1228-36.
Falls
Kwan E, Straus S. Assessment and Management of Falls in Older People. 2014; 186(16): E610-21.
Functional Decline
Quinn TJ. Functional Assessment in Older People. BMJ. 2011; 343:d4681.
Covinsky KE, Pierluissi E, Johnston CB. Hospitalization-associated disability: "She was probably able to
ambulate, but I'm not sure". JAMA. 2011; 306(16):1782-1793.
Medications
Frank C, Weir E. Deprescribing for Older Patients. CMAJ. 2014; 186(18): 1369-76.
Urinary Incontinence
Wagg A, Gibson W, Ostaszkiewicz J et al. Urinary Incontinence in Frail Elderly Persons: Report from the
5th International Consultation on Incontinence. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2015; 34:398-406.
Constipation
Gandell D, Straus SE, Bundookwala M, Tsui V, Alibhai SM. Treatment of Constipation in Older People.
CMAJ. 2013;185(8):663-670.
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ADDITIONAL SELECTED ARTICLES
Dementia
Sachdev PS, Blacker D, Blazer DG et al. Classifying Neurocognitive Disorders: the DSM-5 Approach. Nat
Rev Neurol. 2014; 10: 634-42.
Mitchell S. Clinical Practice: Advanced Dementia. NEJM. 2015; 372(26): 2533-40.
Alzheimer’s Dementia
Patterson C, Feightner JW, Garcia A et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: 1. Risk Assessment and
Primary Prevention of Alzheimer Disease. CMAJ. 2008;178(5): 548-56
Feldman HH, Jacova C, Robillard A et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: 2. Diagnosis. CMAJ.
2008; 178(7): 825-36.
Chertkow H, Massoud F, Nasreddine Z et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: 3. Mild Cognitive
Impairment and Cognitive Impairment Without Dementia. CMAJ. 2008; 178(1):1273-85.
Hogan D, Bailey P. Black S et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: 4. Approach to Management of
Mild to Moderate Dementia. CMAJ. 2008; 179(8): 787-93.
Hogan D, Bailey P, Black S et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: 5. Nonpharmacologic and
Pharmacologic Therapy for Mild to Moderate Dementia. CMAJ. 2008; 179(10): 1019-26.
Herrman N, Gauthier S. Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: 6. Management of Severe Alzheimer
Disease. CMAJ. 2008; 179(12): 1279-87.
McKhann GM, Knopman DS, Chertkow H et al. The Diagnosis of Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease:
Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association Workgroup.
Alzheimer’s & Dementia. 2011; 1-7.
Vascular Dementia
Gorelick PB, Scuteri A, Black SE et al. Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A
Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the AHA/ASA. Stroke. 2011; 42: 2672-2713.
Sachdev P, Kalaria R, O’Brien J et al. Diagnostic Criteria for Vascular Cognitive Disorders: a VASCOG
statement. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2014; 28(3): 206-18.
Lewy Body Dementia
McKeith IG, Dickson DW, Lowe J et a. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia with Lewy Bodies: Third
Report of the DLB Consortium. Neurology. 2005; 65:1863-72.
Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
Dubois B, Burn D, Goetz C et al. Diagnostic Procedures for Parkinson’s Disease Dementia:
Recommendations from the Movement Disorder Society Task Force. Mov Disord. 2007; 22(16)2314-24.
Depression
Mulsant BH, Blumberger DM, Ismail Z et al. A Systematic Approach to the Pharmacotherapy of Geriatric
Major Depression. Clin Geriatr Med. 2014; 30(3): 517-534.
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Medications
American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older
Adults. JAGS. 2012.
O’Mahony D, Gallagher P, Ryan C et al. STOPP & START Criteria: A New Approach to Detecting
Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Old Age. European Geriatric Medicine. 2010; 45-51.
Orthostatic Hypotension
Gupta V, Lipsitz LA. Orthostatic Hypotension in the Elderly: Diagnosis and Treatment. The American
Journal of Medicine. 2007; 120: 841-847.
Falls
Summary of the Updated American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Clinical Practice
Guideline for Prevention of Falls in Older Persons. JAGS. 2010.
Snijders AH, Warrenburg BP, Giladi N et al. Neurological Gait Disorders in Elderly People: Clinical
Approach and Classification. Lancet Neurol. 2007; 6:64-74.
Tinetti ME, Kumar C. The Patient Who Falls: It’s Always a Trade-Off. JAMA. 2010; 303(3):258-266.
Frailty
American Geriatrics Society. Patient-Centred Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: A
Stepwise Approach from the American Geriatrics Society. JAGS. 2012; 1-12.
Fit for Frailty: Consensus Best Practice Guidelines for the Care of Older People Living with Frailty in
Community and Outpatient Settings. A Report from the British Geriatrics Society. 2014; 1-12.
Urinary Incontinence
Quasem A, Dallas P, Forciea MA et al. Nonsurgical management of Urinary Incontinence in Women: A
Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians. Annals of Int Med. 2014; 161(6)
429-440.
Stenzelius K, Molander U, Odeberg J et al. The Effect Of Conservative Treatment Of Urinary Incontinence
Among Older And Frail Older People: A Systematic Review. Age and Ageing. 2015; 1-9.
Sarma AV, Wei JT. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. NEJM. 2012;
367(3):248-57.
Osteoporosis
Papaioannou A, Morin S, Cheung A et al. 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Osteoporosis in Canada: Summary. CMAJ. 2010; 182(17): 1864-73.
Parkinsonism
Connolly BS, Lang AE. Pharmacological Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: A Review. JAMA. 2014;
311(16):1670-83.
Elias WJ, Shah BB. Tremor. JAMA. 2014; 311(9): 948-54.
Massano J, Bhatia K. Clinical Approach to Parkinson’s Disease: Features, Diagnosis, and Principles of
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Management. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2012; 2:a008870.
Malnutrition & Weight Loss
Alibhai SM, Grenwood C, Payette H. An Approach to the Management of Unintentional Weight Loss in
Elderly People. CMAJ. 2005. 172(6): 773-780
Elder Abuse
Wang XM, Brisbin S, Loo T et al. Elder Abuse: An Approach To Identification, Assessment, And
Intervention. CMAJ. 2015; 187(8):575-81.
Ulcers
Bergan JJ, Schmid-Schonbein GW, Coleridge PD et al. Chronic Venous Disease. NEJM. 2006; 355:488498.
Jaul E. Assessment and Management of Pressure Ulcers in the Elderly: Current Strategies. Drugs Aging.
2010. 27(4): 311-325.
Rehabilitation
Stott DJ, Quinn TJ. Principles of Rehabilitation of Older People. Medicine in Older Adults. 41:1-4.
World Health Organization. Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability, and Health. 2002.
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