Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine: Geriatrics - Hospital-Based

An interactive data dashboard that organizes and summarizes nationally-representative West Health-Gallup survey data on healthcare and aging in America.

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Ahmed, M., Ahsan, A., Shafiq, A., Hashmi, T. M., Ahmed, R., Alam, M., Shahid, F., Rana, J. S., Mamas, M. A., & Fonarow, G. C. (2025). Invasive Versus Conservative Treatment Strategy in Older Patients With Non-ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 10.1111/jgs.19447. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19447

Kripalani, S., Jackson, A. T., Schnipper, J. L., & Coleman, E. A. (2007). Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: A review of key issues for hospitalists. Journal Of Hospital Medicine, 2(5), 314-323. doi:10.1002/jhm.228

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Arnold, R and Weissman, DE (2015). Fast facts and concepts # 042 Broaching the Topic of a Palliative Care Consultation with Patients and Families, 2nd ed. Available at https://www.capc.org/fast-facts/42-broaching-topic-palliative-care-consultation-patients-and-families/

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James C., J., Nathaniel, M., & Ramona O., H. (2011. Cognitive Functioning, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in ICU Survivors: An Overview. Anesthesiology Clinics, 29, 751-764. doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2011.09.012

End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (2015). Fast facts and concepts #179 CPR survival in the hospital setting. Available at https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/cpr-survival-in-the-hospital-setting/

Mattison MLP. In the Clinic: Delirium. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Oct 6;173(7):ITC49-ITC64. doi: 10.7326/AITC202010060. PMID: 33017552.

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Covinsky, K., Pierluissi, E., & Johnston, C. (2011). Hospitalization-associated disability: "She was probably able to ambulate, but I'm not sure". JAMA: Journal Of The American Medical Association, 306(16), 1782-1793. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1556

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Kripalani, S., Jackson, A. T., Schnipper, J. L., & Coleman, E. A. (2007). Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: A review of key issues for hospitalists. Journal Of Hospital Medicine, 2(5), 314-323. doi:10.1002/jhm.228

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Haentjens, P., Magaziner, J., Colón-Emeric, C. S., Vanderschueren, D., Milisen, K., Velkeniers, B., & Boonen, S. (2010). Meta-analysis: Excess Mortality After Hip Fracture Among Older Women and Men. Annals Of Internal Medicine, 152(6), 380-W.128.

Hung, W., Egol, K., Zuckerman, J., & Siu, A. (2012). Hip fracture management: tailoring care for the older patient. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association, 307(20), 2185-2194. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.4842

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End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (2005). Fast facts and concepts #36 Calculating opioid dose conversions, 2nd ed. Available at https://www.capc.org/fast-facts/36-calculating-opioid-dose-conversions/

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End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (2015). Fast facts and concepts #72 Opioid infusion titration orders, 2nd ed. Available at https://www.mypcnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FF-72-infusion-orders.-3rd-ed.pdf

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Haentjens, P., Magaziner, J., Colón-Emeric, C. S., Vanderschueren, D., Milisen, K., Velkeniers, B., & Boonen, S. (2010). Meta-analysis: Excess Mortality After Hip Fracture Among Older Women and Men. Annals Of Internal Medicine, 152(6), 380-W.128.

End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (2015). Fast facts and concepts #30 Prognostication, 2nd ed. https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/prognostication/

End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (2015). Fast facts and concepts #179 CPR survival in the hospital setting. Available at https://www.mypcnow.org/fast-fact/cpr-survival-in-the-hospital-setting/

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End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (2016). Fast facts and concepts #100 Megestrol accetate for cancer anorexia/cachexia. Available at https://www.mypcnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FF-100-Megestrol.-3rd-Ed.pdf

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