A thought-provoking take on our role in (re)framing the concept of aging by Dr. Des O'Neil. Encourages #geriatricians to be the guardians of the #LongevityDividend. See also: academic.oup.com/ageing/article… What is the longevity dividend? afar.org/what-is-the-lo…

Another year gone by. Time for the annual Department of Medicine University of Toronto #delirium bootcamp. Please comment on draft and any missed noteworthy literature from last academic year (July 2021 to June 2022) on last page: drive.google.com/file/d/19o-geK… Sharon Inouye, MD Alasdair MacLullich Canadian RGIG Eric Wong

It was a wonderful team effort! Thanks for sharing! Knowledge Translation Program Barbara Liu Jennifer Watt Katrina Piggott Sinai/UHN Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program Baycrest

Between March 2020 and April 2021, 927 adults aged 65 years and older were admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2. The prevalence of delirium was 54.1%, and the incidence was 33.3%. Details: cmajopen.ca/lookup/doi/10.… Eric Wong Jennifer Watt Barbara Liu Knowledge Translation Program Katrina Piggott

Dr. Eric Wong answers #OneBurningQuestion - do conditions like COVID-19 infections show up in unique ways in older adults? Read more: bit.ly/3Hg69nz

Significantly increased prescription of antipsychotic and benzodiazepine medication after onset of COVID-19. Large database study by Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher at #CGS2023 Canadian Geriatrics

Congrats Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher !!!

Congrats to Geemitha and Justin Lee !! McMaster University Department of Medicine Geras Centre for Aging Research

Congrats Jenny YQ Huang!! Jennifer Watt Knowledge Translation Program

Thanks to fantastic trainees like yourself Shannon!! Geras Centre for Aging Research

Our paper led by Argie Veroniki is out We explored how much the industry-sponsored NMAs recommended their own interventions & assessed the reporting in according to their funding Collab Eric Wong Dr. Andrea C. Tricco Carole Lunny Juan Camilo Martínez Molina & SharonStraus Knowledge Translation Program …maticreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

A worthwhile read on the topic of new amyloid drugs for Alzheimer's disease by my colleague Jennifer Watt in this week's CMAJ cmaj.ca/content/195/42…

Congrats to Dr. Andrew Perrella & Arian Karimi for a new paper exploring factors associated with unplanned discharges from geriatric #rehabilitation! Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher Justin Lee Geras Centre for Aging Research News release from McMaster Health Sciences: healthsci.mcmaster.ca/geriatric-reha… journals.lww.com/ajpmr/fulltext…

Completing rehab and going home after hospitalization is a major milestone for older adults. We spoke with Andrew Perrella of Geras Centre for Aging Research about his team’s latest research on rehab discharges and why ensuring a successful rehab stay is paramount. ow.ly/86ZB50Q8S3e

Cholinesterase inhibitors and adverse events -> Are we properly evaluating risk? Excellent systematic review from Manan Ahuja, Shailee Siddhpuria, Kaitlin Lewis & Arian Karimi published in Age_and_Ageing Justin Lee Eric Wong Emma (she/her) Delirium Care Network academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

For those who missed these amazing talks at CGS, please consider joining the webinar! Thanks for representing the DRG and for your leadership on this collaborative project, Shannon! 😊

Authorship dream team right there!! Congrats on your book chapter!

🧓#Geriatric #rehabilitation in inpatient/day #hospital setting reduces mortality, longterm carehome admission & functional impairment, according to new #SystematicReview #MetaAnalysis in #BMCMedicine Eric Wong Peter Hoang Andrew Kouri Dr. Andrea C. Tricco et al. bit.ly/3Z2wAFa

.bit.ly/4g4h02I New study in BMC Medicine led by KTP grad student Dr Eric Wong & co-authored by KTP scientists Drs Dr. Andrea C. Tricco, Sharon Straus & Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai + team finds that geriatric rehabilitation in inpatient & day hospital settings is effective in.. 1/2

New research from St. Michael’s Geriatrician and PhD student Dr. Eric Wong found that geriatric rehab in inpatient and day hospital settings reduced mortality, long-term care home admission and functional impairment in older adults. Learn more: link.springer.com/article/10.118…