AGEC Vision – Vol XII, No 1

Diabetes in the US and Arkansas Over 24 million persons in our country currently have diabetes and another 57 million are estimated to have “pre-diabetes.” The Center for Disease Control estimates that these numbers will double by the year 2050 if we do not aggressively …

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Head and neck cancers account for 3-5% of all cancers in the United States and are ranked as the 8th most common cancer site for men. The general population has approximately a 1% risk of being diagnosed with this type of cancer. In general, these …

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The College of Health and Behavioral Sciences at UCA is now offering a class entitled “Health Concerns of Aging.” Its purpose is to provide an overview of health concerns of the aging individual. The class, which is an undergraduate course open to all majors, is …

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Most healthcare providers are aware of tardive dyskinesia, but associate it with older antipsychotic agents like haloperidol. However, patients who use metoclopramide (Reglan) over a long period of time and/or in high doses may develop tardive dyskinesia. Individuals over the age of 50 are at …

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Graduates of the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program at ASU can pursue a Certificate of Recognition of Advance Proficiency in Geriatrics from the American Physical Therapy Association. Recently, ASU Physical Therapy faculty polled their PTA graduates and their employers to determine interest in this certification. …

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Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA’s) are at the heart of service delivery in long term care (LTC) facilities. They interact most frequently with residents and are often a family’s primary contact for questions about a loved one’s daily activities and/or concerns. Although CNAs are critical to …

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With the beginning of fall, AGEC activities have gone into high gear. Together with several other groups, we jointly sponsored the annual conference, Nutrition and Aging XXVI: Nutrition in Chronic Disease. We broadcast a video teleconference (VTC) about innovations in falls prevention to over 50 …

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