Geriatrics, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice
Aug 2017 · Elsevier Health Sciences
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This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Drs. Antimisiaris and Gopalraj, is devoted to Geriatrics. Articles in this issue include: Geriatric Assessment for the Primary Care Provider; Ageism in Medicine: What is Normal Aging?; Management of Polypharmacy in the 15 Minute Office Visit; Sexuality in the Older Adult; Alzheimer's Disease and the Future; Evaluating the Older Driver; Diabetes in the Older Adult; Hormone Replacement: The Fountain of Youth?; Mental Health in Older Age; Advanced Care Planning in the Office; Pain in the Older Adult; Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension in the Older Adult; and Delirium: Assessment and Prognosis.
This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Drs. Antimisiaris and Gopalraj, is devoted to Geriatrics. Articles in this issue include: Geriatric Assessment for the Primary Care Provider; Ageism in Medicine: What is Normal Aging?; Management of Polypharmacy in the 15 Min...
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Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Health Management and Systems Sciences, Family and Geriatric Medicine, and Neurology at the University of Louisville Schools of Public Health and Medicine. She also serves as Director of the University of Louisville's Frazier Polypharmacy Program, which focuses on education, research, and outreach to address the growing challenges of polypharmacy. Dr. Antimisiaris completed a geriatric pharmacy residency in 1990 at the VA Medical Center in Sepulveda, California, a UCLA geriatrics training site and part of the Greater Los Angeles Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (LA-GRECC). This program placed particular emphasis on addressing polypharmacy, shaping her long-standing focus in this area. Before entering academia mid-career, she worked as a consultant pharmacist. Her research interests include multi-stakeholder approaches to medication use, health system drivers of polypharmacy, and medication-use risk modeling. She has authored numerous publications, serves as Assistant Dean of Continuing Medical Education (CME), contributes to NSF- and NIH-funded research projects, and provides a polypharmacy consultation service. Dr. Antimisiaris has made significant contributions to education related to polypharmacy. Her work includes developing interprofessional education programs for healthcare learners, leading conference workshops, and teaching across undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant, athletic trainer, social work, psychology and nursing.
Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Health Management and Systems Sciences, Family and Geriatric Medicine, and Neurology at the University of Louisville Schools of Public Health and Medicine. She also serves as Director of the University of L...
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