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Geriatrics - Research - New York City - Montefiore Medical Center
The Division of Geriatrics at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine conducts research in aging-related syndromes, medical education in geriatrics, health service-related projects regarding the elderly. In addition, the activities are affiliated with Einstein's Pearl and Jack Redneck Gerontology Center. Research activities include:
- Geriatrics education and training - the GeriEd Program, funded by the D.W. Reynolds Foundation
- Ethics and medical decision-making in the elderly
- Osteoporosis and hip fractures
- Falls
- Burns
- Psychotropic prescribing for the elderly in emergency settings
- Medication management and polypharmacy in the elderly
- Anticoagulants for venous thrombosis in the elderly
- Anticoagulants and stroke prevention in the elderly with atrial fibrillation
- Elder abuse
- Transitions of care
- Health literacy and the older adult
- Home care services
- Estimation of kidney function with aging and disease
- Use of ACE-Is and ARBs in elderly diabetics in clinical practice
- The utility of performance measures to predict morbidity and mortality in a Geriatric Population
- The effectiveness of aspirin for the primary prevention of myocardial infarction in the elderly
- Home safety for the elderly
