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Journal Club

Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Journal Club Meetings will be held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 3:00 – 4:00 pm in the WVU Building, Room 3292 on CAMC Memorial Campus. In addition, you can join the Journal Club online through a Wimba Classroom.
The classroom can be accessed via: Wimba Classroom.

Phone Number:

(866) 248-1646

Participant Pin:

14766310

Faculty and students of WVU Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work are invited to attend as well as any other interested health care professional at CAMC or in the community. The meetings will be an interactive review of topics published in current geriatrics literature led by a rotating schedule of presenters, and followed by discussion and critical analysis. CE credits will be available.

The monthly journal article(s) will be determined one week before each meeting, and will be posted on the WVU School of Medicine/ Charleston Division website. Each presenter should complete the Journal Critique Form and fax to the WVGEC or email to: Debbie Harless.

Follow the links below for article reviews:

Article Review Link Review Date Presenter
Hypnotics Association with Mortality or Cancer: A Matched Cohort Study March, 2012 Todd Goldberg, MD
Distinguishing Clinical Depression from Early Alzheimer's Disease in Elderly People March, 2012 Barbara Nunley, PhD
Improving Geriatric Transitional Care through Inter-Professional Care Teams Feb., 2012 Barbara Nunley, PhD
Vitamin E and the Risk of Prostate Cancer Nov., 2011 Todd Goldberg, MD

For more information or to be added to an e-mail list, contact Nancy Daugherty Program Coordinator WVGEC at 347-1208 or email ndaugherty@hsc.wvu.edu.
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