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American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting
May 03 - 05, 2018; Orlando, Florida
May 03 - 05, 2018Orlando, Florida
AGS 2018Homecare, Elder Abuse, and Hypertension Top Talks at AGSThe delivery of hospital care at home, especially for the growing population of house-bound older adults, will be examined at the upcoming American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Scientific Meeting.
Adding Pharmacists Doubles Deprescription SuccessThe inappropriate use of benzodiazepines in older adults can be reduced when pharmacists fax evidence-based opinions to prescribers,
new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2017
Best Practice for Older Patients Fails to Curb ReadmissionsA large study of an intervention to reduce the hospital readmission of older adults discharged from the emergency department
suggests that resources might be better invested elsewhere.
Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2017
Physician Raising the Stakes in Clinical PredictionThe mastermind behind the Lee index is transforming geriatric care by trading traditional diagnostic tests for forecasting
tools that weigh the benefits and harms of interventions for older patients.
