Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Jan 2013 Evidence-Based Guidelines and Quality Measures in the Care of Older Adults Erika Ramsdale, MD and William Dale, MD, PhD This process of developing EBM-based guidelines and applying them to clinical care highlights the tension between generating unbiased knowledge based on statistical aggregation and the application of this information to individual patients. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(1):51-55. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.1.pfor1-1301. State of the Art and Science Aug 2014 Use of Art Making in Treating Older Patients with Dementia Laura T. Safar, MD, MA A description of therapeutic applications of art making in the elderly population. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(8):626-630. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.8.stas1-1408. Medicine and Society Nov 2014 Ethical Implications of Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction Arthur Caplan, PhD The author examines ethical questions related to the sale and marketing of Viagra and the social ramifications of the drug. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(11):928-931. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.11.msoc2-1411. State of the Art and Science Jun 2008 Differentiating among Depression, Delirium, and Dementia in Elderly Patients Jane P. Gagliardi, MD A description and explanation of the distinguishing characteristics of depression, delirium, and dementia in elderly patients. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):383-388. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.cprl1-0806.
Policy Forum Jan 2013 Evidence-Based Guidelines and Quality Measures in the Care of Older Adults Erika Ramsdale, MD and William Dale, MD, PhD This process of developing EBM-based guidelines and applying them to clinical care highlights the tension between generating unbiased knowledge based on statistical aggregation and the application of this information to individual patients. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(1):51-55. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.1.pfor1-1301.
State of the Art and Science Aug 2014 Use of Art Making in Treating Older Patients with Dementia Laura T. Safar, MD, MA A description of therapeutic applications of art making in the elderly population. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(8):626-630. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.8.stas1-1408.
Medicine and Society Nov 2014 Ethical Implications of Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction Arthur Caplan, PhD The author examines ethical questions related to the sale and marketing of Viagra and the social ramifications of the drug. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(11):928-931. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.11.msoc2-1411.
State of the Art and Science Jun 2008 Differentiating among Depression, Delirium, and Dementia in Elderly Patients Jane P. Gagliardi, MD A description and explanation of the distinguishing characteristics of depression, delirium, and dementia in elderly patients. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):383-388. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.cprl1-0806.