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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The Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders Intervention: Falls Risk Factor Assessment and
Intervention: Falls Risk ... Factor Assessment ... #STRIDE #Fall #Risk ... #Assessment
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
Algorithm for Fall Risk ... Assessment and ... Algorithm #Fall #Risk ... #Screening #Assessment
MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment 

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Dementia #Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment #MoCA #MSE #Evaluation #Score
Montreal Cognitive Assessment ... Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
may increase the risk ... increase in the risk
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
Risk factors include
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Baseline risk factors
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
Examination #Score #Assessment
Abbreviated Beers List of Medications to Avoid in the Elderly

The Beers List, which was updated in
unnecessarily high risk
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
Dementia #Functional #Assessment
Planning for Older Drivers Safety (PODS) algorithm, a toolbox of functional assessment tests related to driving.
of functional assessment