Giselle Falconi, MD @GFalconi
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Giselle is passionate about health care disparities, interprofessional education and culturally competent care. She is originally from Peru and is interested in pursuing a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine after residency. https://twitter.com/gfalconi_md
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Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy: An often unmet need

#Management #Geriatrics #Deprescribing #Protocol #Algorithm #Polypharmacy
Inappropriate Polypharmacy ... Deprescribing #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Polypharmacy
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Rockwood Clinical Frailty ... definition of frailty ... tools to assess frailty ... fittest for their age ... . 5 Mildly Frail
Deprescribing Algorithm for Deciding Order and Mode in which Drug Use Could be Discontinued

#Management #Geriatrics #Deprescribing
Deprescribing Algorithm ... Deprescribing #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Polypharmacy
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
factors: - Older age ... ie dementia) - Polypharmacy
Deprescribing by the cardiovascular clinical team 

 #Geriatrics #Deprescribing #Cardiology #Algorithm #Polypharmacy #Management
Deprescribing #Cardiology #Algorithm ... #Polypharmacy #
Cycle of frailty

The impact of reduced activity can be huge as this Frailty Cycle suggests. So
Cycle of frailty ... activity can be huge as ... this Frailty Cycle ... Keep Moving #frailty
The Golden Gate Bridge is presented as a visual metaphor for different constructs of frailty
#Geriatrics #Frailty
Bridge is presented as ... constructs of frailty ... #Geriatrics #Frailty
2012 Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use in Older Adults by AGS. New 2019
Older Adults by AGS ... Geriatrics Society (AGS ... #Polypharmacy #Geriatrics
Deprescribing algorithm for proton pump inhibitors

To support clinicians in employing the recommendations outlined in the guideline,
Deprescribing algorithm ... deprescribing algorithm ... This algorithm helps ... As life changes, ... Deprescribing #Algorithm
Planning for Older Drivers Safety (PODS) algorithm, a toolbox of functional assessment tests related to driving.
Safety (PODS) algorithm ... DriversSafety #Algorithm ... #AGS