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Low Vision In Older Adults, Jeffrey C. Michaels, Mary D. Bullock

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Understand the epidemiology of visual impairments of older adults.

2. Understand the symptoms of functional loss secondary to visual impairments.

3. Understand the rehabilitative options available for those with vision loss.

4. Understand the multi-disciplinary approach in low vision rehabilitation.

5. Understand the impact of low vision rehabilitation services.

Ethical Concerns In The Care Of Individuals With Alzheimer’S Disease, Jeanne Sorrell

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Identify important ethical concerns in the care of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease.

2. Describe the use of the Fairhill Guidelines as a frame-work for study of ethical issues related to the care of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease.

3. Discuss interventions to assist individuals with dementia and their family members in exploring ethical concerns.

Merging A Divided System: The Need To Integrate Care For Individuals Participating In Both The Medicare And Medicaid Programs, Regina L. Anderson-Cloud

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Identify the underlying premises of the need to integrate care between the Medicare and Medicaid programs for individuals eligible for both insurances.

2. Discuss innovations aimed at assisting older adults with an improved Medicare/Medicaid system.

3. Describe relevant health care concerns related to the current fragmentation of the health care system for older adults who possess both Medicare and Medicaid.

Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training, Rita Jablonski, David A. Cifu, Peter A. Boling, Patricia Slattum, A. Leigh Peyton, F. Ellen Netting, Iris A. Parham, Joan B. Wood

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To demonstrate the importance of training health care professionals in inter-disciplinary teamwork and geriatric health issues.

2. To increase one’s knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the various disciplines involved in interdisciplinary teamwork.

Ovulatory And Metabolic Effects Of D-Chiro-Inositol In The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, John E. Nestler, Daniela J. Jakubowicz , M.D., Paula Reamer , M.A., Ronald D. Gunn , M.S., Geoffrey Allan , Ph. D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Publications

BACKGROUND

Women with the polycystic ovary syndrome have insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, possibly because of a deficiency of a d-chiro-inositol–containing phosphoglycan that mediates the action of insulin. We hypothesized that the administration of d-chiro-inositol would replenish stores of the mediator and improve insulin sensitivity.

METHODS

We measured steroids in serum and performed oral glucose-tolerance tests before and after the oral administration of 1200 mg of d-chiro-inositol or placebo once daily for six to eight weeks in 44 obese women with the polycystic ovary syndrome. The serum progesterone concentration was measured weekly to monitor for …