User talk:Mdshah214

Family medicine resident Altru family medicine residency

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I've looked at Falls in Older Adults. There is lots to do. One of the citations is even to a proposed study!!! Not completed!! I will be happy to help wherever. One final thing - here is a format for citing a journal article which you may find helpful. <ref>{{cite journal | title= | author= | date= | journal= | volume= | pages= | pmid= }}</ref>

Regards. Mdscottis (talk) 00:32, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Screening

"....should be screened for falls in the past year." Do you mean screening patients for falls in the past year, or the AGS/BGS have made recommendations in the past year? Good stuff! Keep it up. Mdscottis (talk) 18:39, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

also will require citations to support. Mdscottis (talk) 19:35, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

you are having difficulty citing guidelines because you have discovered that the evidence may not be very strong. It's not even primary research - often just a bunch of good old boys spouting off. See what you have been exposed to all those years!

Remember, meta analysis, systematic reviews, and last and least, at least a publication with a pmid. Interesting, isn't it. I'll help look for specific research if you point me to the guideline. Mdscottis (talk) 10:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The following may help;

Prevention of Falls and Fall-Related Injuries in Community-Dwelling Seniors: An Evidence-Based Analysis Health Quality Ontario Ont Health Technol Assess Ser. 2008; 8(2): 1–78. Published online 2008 October 1. PMC 3377567

Screening and Preventive Services for Older Adults Joseph A. Nicholas, William J. Hall Mt Sinai J Med. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 July 1. Published in final edited form as: Mt Sinai J Med. 2011 July; 78(4): 498–508. doi: 10.1002/msj.20275 PMC 3142556

Exercise for Fall Risk Reduction in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review Catherine M. Arnold, Meena M. Sran, Elizabeth L. Harrison Physiother Can. 2008 Fall; 60(4): 358–372. Published online 2008 November 12. doi: 10.3138/physio.60.4.358 PMC 2792788

The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Fabienne El-Khoury, Bernard Cassou, Marie-Aline Charles, Patricia Dargent-Molina BMJ. 2013; 347: f6234. Published online 2013 October 29. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6234 PMC 3812467

Hope this helps. We can talk about it. Mdscottis (talk) 00:48, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]