selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Home Based Primary Care Improves Patient Outcomes in Frail, Medically Complex Elders. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S251-S251. 2017
- Understanding the Educational and Support Needs of Caregivers of Patients Diagnosed With Dementia. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S119-S119. 2017
- HOME BASED PRIMARY CARE INTEGRATED WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AVOIDS LONG TERM INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN FRAIL, MEDICALLY COMPLEX ELDERS. Journal of General Internal Medicine. S90-S91. 2016
- Clinical Evidence of a Protective Role for CXCL5 in Coronary Artery Disease Progression in the Elderly. The FASEB Journal. 2016
- Hospitalization Risk and Time of Enrollment in a Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Shared Savings Program. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S209-S210. 2015
- Altered Executive Function in Older Heart Failure Patients at Hospital Discharge: New Data from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Tool. Journal of Cardiac Failure. S83-S84. 2013
- Understanding the correlation between coronary artery disease and inflammatory biomarker gene expression signatures from circulating blood cells - identifying pathways that are important to clinical phenotypes in the elderly. Angiogenesis. 266-266. 2013
- High Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Older Heart Failure Patients at Hospital Discharge. Circulation. 2012
- 822 Cognitive Impairment in Older Heart Failure Patients at Hospital Discharge and its Impact on Self-Care - Results of a Prospective Study. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. S415-S416. 2012
- The Responsiveness of Quality of Life Measures in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: Results from the Canadian Alzheimer's Disease Quality of Life Study.. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S186-S186. 2012
- Longitudinal Predictors of Quality of Life in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: Results from the Canadian Alzheimer's Disease Quality of Life Study. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S10-S10. 2011
- Implementing Risk Assessment and Prophylaxis for Venous Thrombo-embolism (VTE) in Long-Term Care (LTC) through Education: A Multi-center AMDA Foundation Project.. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 61-61. 2010
- Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Long-term Care (LTC) setting: A Multi-center Study of Current Practices.. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 68-68. 2010
- Increased fruit and vegetable consumption improves antibody response to vaccination in older people: the ADIT study. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. E238-E238. 2010
- Results from a small randomised controlled trial on a volunteer-led model of social enablement for older people on measures of depression, loneliness, and wellbeing. Australasian Journal on Ageing. A70-A70. 2009
- Predictors of Quality of Life in Dementia Caregivers. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S107-S107. 2009
- Depressive symptoms and functional status predict quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S2-S3. 2008
- Patient and caregiver quality of life in Alzheimer's disease in relation to cognitive severity.. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S1-S2. 2007
- Brain type carnosinase: A potential serum biomarker of dementia. Clinical Biochemistry. 1096-1096. 2006
- P4-124 The PRNP M129V genetic variant is associated with sporadic Alzheimer's disease in Northern Ireland. Neurobiology of Aging. S510-S511. 2004
- Validity of the US behavior risk factor surveillance system?s Health related quality of life survey tool in a group of older Canadians.. American Journal of Epidemiology. S88-S88. 2001
- An Evaluation of a Client-Centered Case Management Program for Elder Abuse. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. 5-22. 1999
- Recommendations from the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia. Annals of Neurology. 515-515. 1998
- Systematic implementation of an advance directive program in nursing homes.. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. S29-S29. 1998
- ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR GERIATRIC FELLOWS. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. SA38-SA38. 1995
- PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE ECONOMIC-EVALUATION OF AN ONTARIO GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL. RESTRUCTURING CANADAS HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM. 285-299. 1992
- ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF LEFT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN THE ELDERLY. Age. 111-112. 1980
- RHYTHM DISORDERS IN THE ELDERLY - WHAT IS NORMAL. Age. 111-111. 1980
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journal articles
- Assessing the measurement properties of a Frailty Index across the age spectrum in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 71:794-799. 2017
- Finding a Place to Start: Exploring Meanings of Housing Stability in Hamilton’s Male Housing First Participants. Housing, Theory, and Society. 34:359-375. 2017
- Functional disability and social participation restriction associated with chronic conditions in middle-aged and older adults. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 71:381-389. 2017
- Bridging the Divide: Interprofessional Education in Complementary and Alternative Healthcare. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. 13:129-131. 2017
- Care recipients’ physical frailty is independently associated with subjective burden in informal caregivers in the community setting: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatrics. 16:186. 2016
- Patterns of health service use in community living older adults with dementia and comorbid conditions: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada. BMC Geriatrics. 16:177. 2016
- Increasing comorbidity and health services utilization in older adults with prior stroke. Neurology. 87:2091-2098. 2016
- Development of a periodic health examination form for the frail elderly in long-term care.. Canadian Family Physician. 62:147-155. 2016
- Minding the gap: Prioritization of care issues among nurse practitioners, family physicians and geriatricians when caring for the elderly. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 29:401-403. 2015
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A comparison of the home‐care and healthcare service use and costs of older
A ustralians randomised to receive a restorative or a conventional home‐care service. Health and Social Care in the Community. 22:328-336. 2014 - Fourth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: recommendations for family physicians.. Canadian Family Physician. 60:433-438. 2014
- Validating Chronic Disease Ascertainment Algorithms for Use in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging*. Canadian Journal on Aging. 32:232-239. 2013
- Insights and principles for supporting social engagement in rural older people. Ageing and Society. 33:938-963. 2013
- Proteotoxicity and Cardiac Dysfunction — Alzheimer's Disease of the Heart?. New England Journal of Medicine. 368:455-464. 2013
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: the Fourth Canadian Consensus Conference. Alzheimer's Research and Therapy. 5:S1-S1. 2013
- Recommendations of the 4th Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD4). Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. 15:120-126. 2012
- 4th Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 39:S2-S8. 2012
- 4th Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 39:S1-S8. 2012
- Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia. Neurology. 79:1397-1405. 2012
- Interprofessional and integrated care of the elderly in a family health team.. Canadian Family Physician. 58:e436-e441. 2012
- The Choices Facing Geriatrics. Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. 15:24-27. 2012
- A Quality Assurance Study to Assess the One-Day Prevalence of Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Patients. Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. 15:2-7. 2012
- The Ubiquitin–Proteasome System and Cardiovascular Disease. Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. 109:295-346. 2012
- Effect of apolipoprotein E and butyrylcholinesterase genotypes on cognitive response to cholinesterase inhibitor treatment at different stages of Alzheimer's disease. Pharmacogenomics Journal. 11:444-450. 2011
- Predictors of Family Caregiver Ratings of Patient Quality of Life in Alzheimer Disease: Cross-Sectional Results from the Canadian Alzheimer's Disease Quality of Life Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 19:891-901. 2011
- Predictors of Patient Self-Ratings of Quality of Life in Alzheimer Disease: Cross-Sectional Results From the Canadian Alzheimer's Disease Quality of Life Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 19:881-890. 2011
- Commentary on “Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease.” A Canadian perspective. Alzheimer's and Dementia. 7:330-332. 2011
- The Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for the Management of Frailty: A Systematic Review. Journal of Aging Research. 2011:1-19. 2011
- Ascertainment of Chronic Diseases in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), Systematic Review. Canadian Journal on Aging. 28:275-285. 2009
- The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Canadian Journal on Aging. 28:221-229. 2009
- The Importance of Measuring Executive Function When Studying the Effects of Cognition-Enhancing Agents. ACP journal club. 149:359-359. 2008
- Reply. Age and Ageing. 37:484-485. 2008
- Hypoxia and Alzheimer disease. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 178:1687-1688. 2008
- CHIP Deficiency Decreases Longevity, with Accelerated Aging Phenotypes Accompanied by Altered Protein Quality Control. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 28:4018-4025. 2008
- Plasma tocopherols and risk of cognitive impairment in an elderly Italian cohort. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 87:1306-1313. 2008
- Effectiveness of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine for Treating Dementia: Evidence Review for a Clinical Practice Guideline. ACP journal club. 148:379-379. 2008
- Development of an easy prognostic score for frailty outcomes in the aged. Age and Ageing. 37:161-166. 2008
- Exploring adolescent complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) use in Canada. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 22:45-55. 2008
- Blood inflammatory markers and risk of dementia: The Conselice Study of Brain Aging. Neurobiology of Aging. 28:1810-1820. 2007
- Brain type carnosinase in dementia: a pilot study. BMC Neurology. 7:38. 2007
- Endogenous Sex Hormones as Risk Factors for Dementia in Elderly Men and Women. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 62:1035-1041. 2007
- IN REPLY TO DRS. PARASHAR AND VARMA. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 55:1303-1304. 2007
- Topical Ketoprofen Patch for Ankle Sprain. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 17:170-171. 2007
- Heart failure and cognitive impairment: challenges and opportunities.. Clinical interventions in aging. 2:209-218. 2007
- Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Problems: An Interdisciplinary Team Approach. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 67:185-190. 2006
- ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG USE AND HEART FAILURE THERAPY IN ELDERLY LONG‐TERM CARE RESIDENTS. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 54:1973-1975. 2006
- Apolipoprotein E e4 allele affects risk of hyperhomocysteinemia in the elderly. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 84:1473-1480. 2006
- Metabolic Syndrome. Diabetes Reviews. 29:2471-2476. 2006
- A randomized trial of mail vs. telephone invitation to a community-based cardiovascular health awareness program for older family practice patients [ISRCTN61739603]. BMC Primary Care. 6:35. 2005
- Effectiveness of preventive primary care outreach interventions aimed at older people: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.. Canadian Family Physician. 51:1244-1245. 2005
- Digoxin prescribing for heart failure in elderly residents of long-term care facilities.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 21:281-286. 2005
- Screening for depression in primary care: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 172:33-35. 2005
- Translating Evidence into Practice: The Case of Dementia Guidelines in Specialized Geriatric Services. Canadian Journal on Aging. 24:251-260. 2005
- Comparison studies of cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease. Lancet Neurology. 3:622-626. 2004
- Management of heart failure in Canadian long-term care facilities.. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 20:963-969. 2004
- Pharmacological treatment of dementia.. Evidence report/technology assessment (Summary). 1-16. 2004
- Clinical experience of galantamine in dementia: a series of case reports. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 19:508-518. 2003
- Progress in Clinical Neurosciences: Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias - Review and Comparison of the Cholinesterase Inhibitors. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 29:306-314. 2002
- Aging, oxidative responses, and proliferative capacity in cultured mouse aortic smooth muscle cells. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 280:H2779-H2788. 2001
- Brief Review: Rivastigmine, A Second Cholinesterase Inhibitor. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 28:S122-S123. 2001
- Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia: Two Years Later. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 28:S1-S2. 2001
- Preventing Dementia. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 28:S56-S66. 2001
- The Recognition, Assessment and Management of Dementing Disorders: Conclusions from the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 28:S3-S16. 2001
- Reducing the Progression of Disability in Older Adults. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 11:129-129. 2001
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypothyroidism: Findings from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. Canadian Journal on Aging. 20:127-135. 2001
- The incidence of dementia in Canada. Neurology. 55:66-73. 2000
- Do we overlook respiratory symptoms and airflow obstruction in elderly medical admissions?. Age and Ageing. 28:326a-326. 1999
- GERIATRIC MEDICINE IN CANADA: Preparing Canadian Physicians for Health Care of Older Adults. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 46:511-516. 1998
- Detecting and managing elder abuse: challenges in primary care. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 157:1095-1100. 1997
- Detecting and managing elder abuse: challenges in primary care. The Research Subcommittee of the Elder Abuse and Self-Neglect Task Force of Hamilton-Wentworth.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 157:1095-1100. 1997
- Promoting the health of senior citizens.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 157:1107-1113. 1997
- Living a little more dangerously. The Lancet. 350:1164-1165. 1997
- Provisional Educational Needs of Health Care Providers in Palliative Care in Three Nursing Homes in Ontario. Journal of Palliative Care. 13:13-17. 1997
- Systematic implementation of an advance health care directive in the community.. Nursing Leadership. 10:96-108. 1997
- Does treatment withl-thyroxine influence health status in middle-aged and older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism?. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 11:744-749. 1996
- Preventive health care. The Lancet. 345:1611-1615. 1995
- Periodic health examination, 1995 update: 3. Screening for visual problems among elderly patients. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 152:1211-1222. 1995
- Periodic health examination, 1994 update: 4. Secondary prevention of elder abuse and mistreatment. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 151:1413-1420. 1994
- Report of the Canadian Hypertension Society Consensus Conference: 4. Hypertension in the elderly.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 149:815-820. 1993
- Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Men Ages 60 to 80 Years: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. ACP journal club. 119:411-411. 1993
- ADULT DAY-CARE - FINDINGS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY - WEISSERT,WG, ELSTON,JM, BOLDA,EJ, ZELMAN,WN, MUTRAN,E, MANGUM,AB. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 41:474-474. 1993
- Telomere length predicts replicative capacity of human fibroblasts.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 89:10114-10118. 1992
- Laboratory diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia: an overview. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 7:145-153. 1992
- ENHANCED GERIATRIC CONSULTATION TEAM IN A RURAL SETTING. Canadian Family Physician. 38:391-395. 1992
- Enhanced geriatric consultation team in a rural setting: Making geriatric services available to rural patients.. Canadian Family Physician. 38:391-395. 1992
- EFFECTIVENESS OF GERIATRIC MEDICAL-SERVICES. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 145:1422-1423. 1991
- EFFECTIVENESS OF A GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL - REPLY. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 145:615-616. 1991
- SCREENING FOR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN THE ELDERLY - REPLY. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 144:1606-1606. 1991
- Effectiveness of a geriatric day hospital.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 144:699-704. 1991
- Iron deficiency anemia in the elderly: the diagnostic process.. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 144:435-440. 1991
- Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in asymptomatic active elderly subjects: Correlation with left atrial size and left ventricular mass. American Heart Journal. 119:1069-1076. 1990
- Diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia in the elderly. American Journal of Medicine. 88:205-209. 1990
- Acute decompensation in dementia: recognition and management.. Geriatrics: better medicine for midlife and beyond. 44:20-32. 1989
- COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN THE ELDERLY - CASE FINDING IN FAMILY-PRACTICE. Canadian Family Physician. 35:621-624. 1989
- Cognitive impairment in the elderly.. Canadian Family Physician. 35:621-624. 1989
- A Randomized Trial of Quality Assurance in Nursing Homes. Medical Care. 26:554-565. 1988
- Day Hospitals' Cost and Effectiveness: A Summary. The Gerontologist. 27:735-740. 1987
- The McMaster Model for Geriatric Undergraduate Experience. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. 6:59-67. 1987
- BOOK REVIEWS. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 35:600-600. 1987
- Disseminated Mycobacterium bovis Infection in an elderly patient. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 7:149-153. 1987
- The prevalence of common foot disorders in patients admitted to a geriatric assessment unit.. Gerontion. 2:17-19. 1987
- The Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia and Pseudo-dementia in the Elderly.. Canadian Family Physician. 32:2607-2610. 1986
- Geriatric assessment in the acute care hospital.. Health care. 28:25-30. 1986
- Use of the Norton Pressure Sore Risk Assessment Scoring System with elderly patients in acute care. Journal of Enterostomal Therapy. 13:132-138. 1986
- Iatrogenic Disease in Late Life. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 2:121-136. 1986
- Assessment of Iron Stores in Anemic Geriatric Patients. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 33:764-767. 1985
- Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in a Population of Healthy Elderly Subjects. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 33:758-763. 1985
- Hospital Use by the Extremely Elderly (Nonagenarians): A Two‐year Study. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 32:350-352. 1984
- Quinidine Therapy and Digitalis Toxicity. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 29:31-33. 1981