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Practice Matters

"Networking with the Allied Health Professions on Behalf of Older West Virginians"

The Mountain State Geriatric Education Center utilizes a variety of communications media for the purpose of geriatrics education information dissemination and to strengthen professional collaborative relations among the growing community of scholars. Practice Matters is a series of informational briefs on topics of interest to health care providers working with geriatric patients. They provide guidance in current thinking on a number of topics.  For more information, please contact MSGEC at 304-293-2265 or via e-mail sgainor@hsc.wvu.edu.

Download Practice Matters Series Documents:

• Urinary Incontinence (PDF)

• The Future of Social Security (PDF)

• The Future of Aging Policy (PDF)

• Alcoholism Among Older Adults (PDF)

• Oral Care for the Dependent Patient (PDF)

• Insomnia in the Elderly (PDF)

• Poison Prevention and Treatment:  The Elderly Patient (PDF)

• Delirium (PDF)

• Policy Legacy of the 1995 Conference on Aging (WHCOA) (PDF)

Documents are in PDF format, the Adobe Acrobat Reader will be needed to view these documents and can be downloaded at the following web address:  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html