Medicine (MED)

1. Reading

• Required Readings:
  • 1. Gait Velocity as a Single Predictor of Adverse Events in Healthy Seniors Aged 75 Years and Older
     
    Montero-Odasso, Manuel; Schapira, Marcelo; Soriano, Enrique R.; Varela, Miguel; Kaplan, Roberto; Camera, Luis A.; Mayorga, L. Marcelo. Gait Velocity as a Single Predictor of Adverse Events in Healthy Seniors Aged 75 Years and Older. Journal of Gerontology: MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2005. 60A(10):1304-1309.
  • 2. Assistive Devices for Balance and Mobility: Benefits, Demands, and Adverse Consequences
     
    Bateni, H.; Maki, B.E. Assistive Devices for Balance and Mobility: Benefits, Demands, and Adverse Consequences. Arch Phys Med Rehabilitation. 2005 Jan. 86(1):134-145.
  • 3. Falls in the nursing home: Are they preventable?
     
    Vu, MQ, Weintraub, N, Rubenstein, LZ. Falls in the nursing home: Are they preventable? Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2005 May-Jun; 6(3 suppl):S82.7.
• Recommended Readings:
  • 4. Falls and medications in the elderly
     
    Daal, J.O., van Lieshout, J.J. Falls and medications in the elderly. The Netherlands Journal of Medicine. 2005 Mar; 63(3):91-6.
  • 5. Assistive Devices
     
    Redford, J.B. Assistive Devices. Prevention/Rehabilitation in Geriatric Practice. In Practice of Geriatrics (3rd ed). EH Duthie & PR Katz, WB Saunders Co: Philadelphia, PA. 1998; 17(3):173-186.
  • 6. Instability and Falls
     
    Studenski S., Wolter, L. Instability and Falls. Syndromes in Geriatric Practice. In Practice of Geriatrics (3rd ed). EH Duthie & PR Katz, WB Saunders Co: Philadelphia, PA. 1998; 19(4):199-206.

2. Complete the Falls in Older Adults module on this website