Dr. Cristopher Ferrel - Geriatra

20/06/2023

10/02/2023

The Modified and Extended Hospital Elder Life Program: A remote model of care to expand delirium prevention. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.18212

05/02/2023

A city-wide geriatric oriented point-of-care ultrasound curriculum during geriatric fellowship. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.18224

25/10/2022

Ever wonder how to identify which older adults are at highest risk of poor functional recovery after ? Check out a new risk prediction model using nationally representative NHATS data, with tools & examples to help application to patients! https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.18075

01/10/2022

Age-adapted eGFR thresholds underestimate the risks beyond kidney failure associated with CKD in older populations. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.18046

28/05/2022

Higher red cell distribution width (RDW) value is significantly associated with a higher mortality rate in hospitalized elderly patients. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jgs.17819

22/04/2022

Older adults staying on a specialized Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit were more likely to return home than those cared for elsewhere in the hospital using an ACE protocol. ACE Units help to concentrate resources to provide better care. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17788

10/04/2022

QEPD

12/03/2022

Background Assessments of patients have sought to increase the patient voice through direct patient interviews and performance-based testing. However, some patients in post-acute care (PAC) are unab...

11/03/2022

15/02/2022

Findings suggest a potential comparative safety benefit of high cumulative doses of sertraline compared to citalopram/ escitalopram and recurrent falls in older adults. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17686

06/11/2021

Intrinsic foot muscle strengthening may improve functional mobility and prevent falls in older adults due to improvements in strength, balance, mobility, and proprioception. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17541