• EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on knowledge dissemination, management, and future research 

  Seppala, L. J.; van der Velde, N.; Masud, T.; Blain, H.; Petrovic, M.; van der Cammen, T. J.; Szczerbińska, K.; Hartikainen, S.; Kenny, R. A.; Ryg, J.; Eklund, P.; Topinková, E.; Mair, A.; Laflamme, L.; Thaler, H.; Bahat, G.; Gutiérrez-Valencia, M.; Caballero-Mora, MA; Landi, F.; Emmelot-Vonk, M. H.; Cherubini, A.; Baeyens, J. P.; Correa-Pérez, A.; Gudmundsson, A.; Marengoni, A.; O’Mahony, Denis; Parekh, N.; Pisa, F. E.; Rajkumar, C.; Wehling, M.; Ziere, G. (Springer International Publishing, 2019-02-11)

  Falls are a major public health concern in the older population, and certain medication classes are a significant risk factor for falls. However, knowledge is lacking among both physicians and older people, including ...
• Explicit criteria as clinical tools to minimize inappropriate medication use and its consequences 

  Curtin, Denis; Gallagher, Paul F.; O’Mahony, Denis (SAGE Journals, 2019-02-13)

  Polypharmacy and prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are the key elements of inappropriate medication use (IMU) in older multimorbid people. IMU is associated with a range of negative healthcare ...
• A giant duodenal diverticulum causing Lemmel syndrome 

  Tobin, Roseanne; Barry, Niamh; Foley, Niamh M.; Cooke, Fiachra (Oxford University Press, 2018-10-16)

  An 80-year-old female, with a known periampullary giant duodenal diverticulum, presented to the emergency department with general deterioration. While not clinically icteric, her laboratory investigations revealed an ...
• Creating a culture of health in planning and implementing innovative strategies addressing non-communicable chronic diseases 

  Tziraki-Segal, Chariklia; De Luca, Vincenzo; Santana, Silvina; Romano, Rosa; Tramontano, Giovanni; Scattola, Paola; Celata, Corrado; Gelmi, Giusi; Ponce Márquez, Sara; Lopez-Samaniego, Luz; Zavagli, Veronica; Halkoaho, Arja; Grimes, Corrina; Tomás, Maria Teresa; Fernandes, Beatriz; Calzà, Laura; Speranza, Patrizia; Coppola, Liliana; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët; O'Caoimh, Rónán; Pietilä, Anna-Maija; Carriazo, Ana Maria; Apostolo, Joao; Iaccarino, Guido; Liotta, Giuseppe; Tramontano, Donatella; Molloy, William; Triassi, Maria; Viggiani, Vincenzo; Illario, Maddalena (Frontiers Media, 2019-02-26)

  Ongoing demographic changes are challenging health systems worldwide especially in relation to increasing longevity and the resultant rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). To meet these challenges, a paradigm shift to ...
• Rationale and design of OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM): a cluster randomised controlled trial 

  Adam, Luise; Moutzouri, Elisavet; Baumgartner, Christine; Loewe, Axel Lennart; Feller, Martin; M’Rabet-Bensalah, Khadija; Schwab, Nathalie; Hossmann, Stefanie; Schneider, Claudio; Jegerlehner, Sabrina; Floriani, Carmen; Limacher, Andreas; Jungo, Katharina Tabea; Huibers, Corlina Johanna Alida; Streit, Sven; Schwenkglenks, Matthias; Spruit, Marco; Van Dorland, Anette; Donzé, Jacques; Kearney, Patricia M; Jüni, Peter; Aujesky, Drahomir; Jansen, Paul; Boland, Benoit; Dalleur, Olivia; Byrne, Stephen; Knol, Wilma; Spinewine, Anne; O’Mahony, Denis; Trelle, Sven; Rodondi, Nicolas (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-06-03)

  Introduction: Multimorbidity and polypharmacy are important risk factors for drug-related hospital admissions (DRAs). DRAs are often linked to prescribing problems (overprescribing and underprescribing), as well as ...

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