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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Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
(ACB Scale) ... may increase the risk ... #ACB #Scale #Anticholinergic ... Cognitive #Burden #Geriatrics ... #Medications #List
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
Abbreviated Beers List ... Elderly The Beers List ... unnecessarily high risk ... available.11 The list ... #Geriatrics #Medications
Cholinesterase Inhibitor (ChEl) and Memantine Deprescribing Algorithm 

To support health care professionals in employing the recommendations
Deprescribing Algorithm ... outlined in the guideline ... deprescribing algorithm ... This algorithm helps ... #Management #Geriatrics
Deprescribing algorithm for proton pump inhibitors

To support clinicians in employing the recommendations outlined in the guideline,
Deprescribing algorithm ... outlined in the guideline ... deprescribing algorithm ... This algorithm helps ... #Management #Geriatrics
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
for Fall Risk Assessment ... The algorithm is ... Diagnosis #Management #Geriatrics ... #STEADI #Algorithm ... #Fall #Risk #Screening
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
must have a FAST Scale ... equal to 7 FAST Scale ... intelligible vocabulary lost ... Hospice #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
and not at high risk ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Clinical #Frailty #Scale
5 Dementia hospice eligibility • Stage 7 or beyond according to the FAST scale • Unable
according to the FAST scale ... hospice Medicare guidelines ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... FunctionalAssessmentStagingTest #Scale
Supportive & Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT)

The SPICT is used to help identify people whose health
loss over the last ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #SPICT #Tool #Risk