Ranked #1
Considerations in Treating Delirium
Considerations in Treating Delirium
Guest: William Smucker, MD, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Delirium often goes unrecognized, even though it is a common ... Read more
16 Dec 2008
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Ranked #2
Diagnosing and Treating Pressure Ulcers
Diagnosing and Treating Pressure Ulcers
Guest: David Thomas, MD, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD How common are pressure ulcers in hospitals, nursing homes and o... Read more
29 Jul 2009
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Ranked #3
Strategies to Prevent and Manage Heart Failure
Strategies to Prevent and Manage Heart Failure
Guest: Hosam Kamel, MD, MPH, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Heart failure is a common reason for hospitalization among o... Read more
13 Jul 2010
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Ranked #4
Improving Medication Safety in the Nursing Home Setting
Improving Medication Safety in the Nursing Home Setting
Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Guest: Steven Handler, MD, PhD, CMD Because residents in long-term care facilities often have... Read more
14 Jan 2011
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Ranked #5
Psychiatric Diagnosis and Care in Long Term Care Medicine
Psychiatric Diagnosis and Care in Long Term Care Medicine
Guest: Lory Bright-Long, MD, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD The diversity of residents in long term care medicine can pr... Read more
29 Jul 2009
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Ranked #6
Palliative Care in Late-Stage Disease and Hospice
Palliative Care in Late-Stage Disease and Hospice
Guest: Peter Winn, MD, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD With palliative and hospice care, there is no one-size-fits-all ap... Read more
7 Jan 2011
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Ranked #7
Making the Connection Between Vitamin D, Falls and Fracture Prevention
Making the Connection Between Vitamin D, Falls and Fracture Prevention
Guest: Bruce Troen, MD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Vitamin D deficiency has been receiving a deluge of media coverage lat... Read more
3 Aug 2010
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Ranked #8
Assessing and Maximizing Cognitive Function in Long Term Care
Assessing and Maximizing Cognitive Function in Long Term Care
Guest: David Smith, MD, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Nearly three-quarters of patients in long term care have some for... Read more
7 Dec 2010
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Ranked #9
The Impact of Pharmacy Issues in Long-Term Care
The Impact of Pharmacy Issues in Long-Term Care
Guest: Frederick Wendt, RPh Host: Eric Tangalos, MD As medication costs continue rising, what strategies can help lon... Read more
30 Aug 2010
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Ranked #10
Knowing the Facts: Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care
Knowing the Facts: Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care
Guest: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD "Advance directive" is an umbrella term that encompasses end-o... Read more
7 Jan 2011
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Ranked #11
Pets, Culture Change and Compassion in Long-Term Care
Pets, Culture Change and Compassion in Long-Term Care
Guest: David Dosa, MD, MPH Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Long-term care facilities that include pets as residents are findi... Read more
13 Jul 2010
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Ranked #12
Kidney Failure & Dialysis in Long-Term Care Medicine
Kidney Failure & Dialysis in Long-Term Care Medicine
Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Guest: Manjula Kurella Tamura, MD, MPH How do the processes leading to kidney failure differ ... Read more
3 Nov 2009
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Ranked #13
Risk Management and Liability in Long Term Care
Risk Management and Liability in Long Term Care
Guest: Matthew Corso, JD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD What developments in long term care litigation have there been in re... Read more
17 Dec 2008
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Ranked #14
How Do We Assess Long Term Care Facilities?
How Do We Assess Long Term Care Facilities?
Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Guest: Charles Crecelius, MD, PhD There are many different types of long term care facilities... Read more
17 Dec 2008
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Ranked #15
Healthy Bones, Healthy Body: Osteoporosis in Long Term Care
Healthy Bones, Healthy Body: Osteoporosis in Long Term Care
Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Guest: Alexandra Papaioannou, MD Millions of Americans have osteoporosis, but too often, a br... Read more
7 Dec 2010
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Ranked #16
Not Your Grandma's Nursing Home: Changing Demographics in Long Term Care
Not Your Grandma's Nursing Home: Changing Demographics in Long Term Care
Guest: Alan Lazaroff, MD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD How different is the population of long term care facilities today t... Read more
26 Oct 2010
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Ranked #17
Communicating With Families: Maintaining Realistic Expectations
Communicating With Families: Maintaining Realistic Expectations
Guest: David Brechtelsbauer, MD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD When meeting a patient's family for the first time, what info... Read more
17 Dec 2008
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Ranked #18
The Benefits of Therapeutic Exercise and Physical Activity in Long Term Care
The Benefits of Therapeutic Exercise and Physical Activity in Long Term Care
Guest: Tim Fox, DPT Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Guest: Mimi Jacobs, MPT As people are living longer than ever before wi... Read more
23 Mar 2010
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Ranked #19
Anemia in the Long Term Care Setting
Anemia in the Long Term Care Setting
Guest: Charles Cefalu, MD MS Host: Eric Tangalos, MD What are the various types of anemia found in long-term care set... Read more
25 Mar 2009
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Ranked #20
Young Doctors in Love with Long Term Care
Young Doctors in Love with Long Term Care
Guest: Cari Levy, MD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD A growing number of young physicians are choosing to work in long term c... Read more
25 Mar 2009
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