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Observations on Approaches to the Care of Persons With Dementia Who Have Had a Fall (Systematic Reviews)

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Falls are believed to occur for between 47% – 90% of people with dementia, and such falls are a common cause of hospital admissions / re- admissions. A recent narrative review examines the effectiveness of interventions intended to improve … Continue reading →

Alternative Approaches to Reducing Hospital Admissions / Re-Admissions (BBC News / British Red Cross / NESTA / King’s Fund)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The British Red Cross has proposed that home assessments, and comparatively simple interventions, when discharging old and vulnerable people for hospitals would help to reduce avoidable but predictable hospital re-admissions (and prevent many hospital admissions in the first place). … Continue reading →

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Pharmacist Involvement in Hospital Ward Teams and Rates of Hospital Readmission (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Swedish trial was conducted to assess whether comprehensive medication reviews performed by clinical pharmacists working on hospital wards as part of healthcare multidisciplinary team might reduce drug-related hospital readmission rates for people with dementia or cognitive impairment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Clinical Pharmacists, Cognition Disorders, Collaboration for Coordinated Care, Comprehensive Medication Reviews, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia in the Acute Hospital, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation: Umeå University, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience: Umeå University, Division of Clinical Pharmacology: Umeå University, Drug-Related Hospital Readmission Rates for People with Dementia or Cognitive Impairment, Drug-Related Hospital Readmissions, Drug-Related Problems (DRPs), European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Geriatric Medicine: Umeå University, Hospital Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacists, Hospital Pharmacy Services, Hospital Re-Admission Rates, Hospital-Based Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Impact of Ward Pharmacist Involvement on Hospital Readmission, Inappropriate Drug Use, Inappropriate Medication, Inappropriate Prescribing, Interdisciplinary Teams, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Reviews, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Working, Overprescription, Pharmacist Involvement in Hospital Ward Teams, Pharmacist Participation in Hospital Ward Teams, Pharmacist Participation in Ward MDTs, Pharmacist-Led Medication Reviews, Rates of Hospital Readmissions, Re-Admissions to Hospitals, Readmission Rates, Readmissions, Readmissions to Hospital, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Readmission Rates, Reduction of Drug-Related Problems and Readmissions Among Old People With Dementia (NCT01504672), Skellefteå County Hospital, Sweden, Umeå (Sweden), Umeå University (Sweden), Umeå University Hospital | Leave a comment

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