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2 months ago | 
kevinmd.com | Carole Estabrooks |Andy Bonner |Timothy Lee |Sara Pastoor
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!In this episode, we speak with family and long-term care physician Sid Feldman about the KevinMD article “Antipsychotic use has been rising in long-term care homes, but we can do something about it.” Sid shares how prescribing rates have surged to 24 percent in Canada, highlights the serious risks of antipsychotic medications, and emphasizes the importance of person-centered strategies.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Carole Estabrooks |Jeffrey Fraser |Cindy Thompson |Lori Johnson
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us for an enlightening discussion with neurologist Amy E. Sanders as we explore the evolution of biomarkers in diagnosing and monitoring Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. We’ll delve into the significance of blood-based biomarkers, their potential to revolutionize early detection and treatment, and the challenges of integrating these advancements into clinical practice.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Lucy Cheng |Sonya Tang Girdwood |Emily Hagen |Carole Estabrooks
“Do any of you have children?” the patient’s mother asked each of my team members during rounds. I (STG), as the attending, quickly jumped in and mumbled, “Yes, I have (as a foster parent),” and redirected the conversation back to the medical management of her child.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Amy Sanders |Carole Estabrooks |Cindy Thompson |Sara Pastoor
For decades, physicians have relied on diverse biological indicators to diagnose and monitor normal development, health, and diseases. Such indicators are important from the time we are born, when APGAR scores are recorded in the labor and delivery room, throughout our childhoods, when pediatricians monitor growth curves closely, and into adulthood, when our height, weight, and vital signs initiate virtually every medical appointment.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Carole Estabrooks |Taylor Christensen |Cindy Thompson |Alison Vasa
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us as we welcome psychiatrist Lewis Cohen to discuss his book, Winter’s End: Dementia and Dying Well. In this episode, we explore the ethical dilemmas, legal challenges, and emotional impacts surrounding life-shortening options for dementia patients.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
longwoods.com | Janice Keefe |Susan Stevens |Carole Estabrooks
This study assesses the quality of work life for Nova Scotian continuing care assistants (CCAs) (n = 266), nurses (n = 144) and managers (n = 45) from 10 long-term care (LTC) homes in late 2021. CCAs scored significantly worse than nurses and managers on measures of mental health and anxiety. All groups reported high levels of cynicism and emotional exhaustion; CCAs' scores were higher than nurses or managers. CCAs scored significantly higher on professional efficacy than other groups.
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Lewis M. Cohen |June Garen |Carole Estabrooks |Cindy Thompson
An excerpt from Winter’s End: Dementia and Dying Well. Are there really fates worse than death? Like most people, Dan Winter was uncertain. That is until he visited his father at a memory care unit in Lawrence, Kansas. Dan’s father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 70. Winton “Wint” Allen Winter Sr. survived for 13 years, spending his final days in 2013 at a specialized chronic care facility. Dan remembers sitting silently beside him.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Patricia Celan |Christine Tran-Boynes |Carole Estabrooks |John Corsino
Psychiatry has a duty to be trauma-informed, given that 50 to 60 percent of the general population, and around 90 percent of people with severe mental illness, have a lifetime history of at least one traumatic event. Yet the mental health system often falls short. Consider involuntary hospitalization in a psychiatric unit. Losing one’s freedom can be traumatic for anyone and triggering for those with past trauma of nonconsensual experiences.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Lewis M. Cohen |Carole Estabrooks |Cindy Thompson |Benjamin Brookwell
Last month, the daughters of Wendy Miller, a 68-year-old author of three bestselling books about her experience with dementia, posted online her final words: “In the end, I died simply by deciding not to eat or drink anymore.”Her stark statement reminded me of my interviews with Dan Winter, 62, which had begun nine months before he, too, took his own life.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
kevinmd.com | Althea Halchuck |Carole Estabrooks |Riana Patel |Mara L. Schenker
“Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming!”– Joseph B. WirthlinI love my role as a hospice volunteer mostly because I enjoy meeting the patients and hearing their life stories. I heard a tale from the Vietnam vet who won the Congressional Medal of Honor, which he humbly said was for “just driving a jeep.” (He later admitted that he saved a general by “just driving a jeep” through enemy lines.) Another was an elderly woman who had been a famous Greek dancer.
