When AMDA established the Behavioral Health Advisory Council in 2020, the group hit the ground running. It continues to evolve and take on new projects and challenges, currently under the leadership of co-chairs Lea Watson, MD, and Lisa Lind, PhD, ABPP.
Approximately 7.5 million US adults are homebound or have difficulty accessing office-based primary care. Home-based primary care (HBPC) provides such patients access to longitudinal medical care at home. The purpose of this study was to describe the challenges and adaptations by HBPC practices made during...
While many people want to put COVID in the past, Dr. Jump said, “Older adults get exposed when people let their guards down, and we are still seeing outbreaks. We are seeing fewer deaths and hospitalizations from the infection, but our patients are still vulnerable.” However, she understands the desire to ...
COVID-19 can be a life-threatening illness, especially for older patients. The COVID-19 outbreak created a dramatic organizational challenge in treating infected patients requiring surgical treatment, like those suffering a proximal femur fracture, in a pandemic setting. We investigate the impact of a COVI...