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Managing Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults Tool
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Clinical Tool
Source:
Centre for Effective Practice
Is your older patient taking benzodiazepines?
Are you concerned about their risk of cognitive impairment, delirium, falls and fractures? The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) created this reference document to provide clinicians with information about benzodiazepine risks schedules for tapering and alternatives where appropriate for patients. Access this resource to support your prescribing practices.
Tags: Care of the Elderly
Managing Urinary Incontinence in Women Tool
Type:
Clinical Tool
Source:
Centre for Effective Practice
Did you know that urinary incontinence is the most common cause of long-term care centre admission in Canada?
The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) created this reference document with topics including screening, diagnosis, and pharmacological management. Refer to the Managing Urinary Incontinence in Women Tool when seeing female patients with new onset or ongoing urinary incontinence symptoms.
Tags: Care of the Elderly, Urology
Fracture Prevention for Long-Term Care Residents
Type:
Resource
Source:
Osteoporosis Canada
In need of information on fracture prevention in long term care residents?
Osteoporosis Canada, GERAS Center, and McMaster University adapted a support tool around fracture prevention in long-term care residents. Use this guidance document for the management of fracture prevention in your long-term care residents.
Tags: Care of the Elderly, Orthopedics
Recommendations for preventing fracture in long-term care
Type:
Resource
Source:
Osteoporosis Canada
Looking for recommendations around prevention of fractures?
Osteoporosis Canada endorsed this guideline recommending interventions to prevent fracture in older long-term care residents. Refer to this guideline when managing a long-term care resident's fracture risk.
Tags: Care of the Elderly, Orthopedics
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