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JAMDA
January 3, 2018
To investigate the association between antihypertensive medication regimen intensity and risk of incident dementia in an older population.
JAMDA
April 19, 2014
The range and magnitude of potential benefits and harms of antihypertensive treatment in people with dementia has not been previously established.
Podcast
March 3, 2024
JAMDA
January 5, 2016
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis and a national security threat to the United States, as stated in an executive order signed by the president in September 2014. This crisis is a result of indiscriminant antimicrobial use, which promotes selection for resistant organisms, increases ...
JAMDA
June 19, 2018
Antibiograms are important clinical tools to report and track antibiotic susceptibility and help guide empiric antimicrobial therapy. Antibiograms support compliance with antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and are in line with recommendations fr...
JAMDA
May 24, 2016
An antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) has been recommended for long-term care facilities because of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in this setting to improve prescribing and decrease adverse events. Recommendations have been made for the components of such a program, but there is litt...
Caring for the Ages
December 24, 2019
JAMDA
February 25, 2016
JAMDA
June 22, 2018
Despite limited efficacy and significant safety concerns, antipsychotic medications are frequently used to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in long-term residential care. This study evaluates the sustained reduction of antipsychotic use for BPSD through a deprescribing interve...
JAMDA
September 25, 2023
Antipsychotic utilization in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is a major focus of regulatory compliance and a key theme in resident care. This created opportunities for innovations in clinical care of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). In a shared initiative with one of our SNF oper...