And, does “Mendelian Randomization” help answer this question? It is not uncommon for press reports of newly published studies in medicine, the social sciences, or economics, to describe a finding of a correlation between two variables as causative, that is, one variable causes the other. Often, the authors of the…
Read moreTalk to the Senior Citizens’ Forum of Montreal, on 1993-5-31. mental health & the elderly
Read moreThis presentation was given to the physicians at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, in Medicine Rounds, on 2006-1-31. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes here.
Read moreThis article was published in the Parkhurst Exchange, in the May 2011 issue. There is also an editorial on this topic by Steve Blitzer, MD, Medical Editor, on page 7 of the same issue.
Read moreThis lecture was given to McGill psychiatry residents as part of the Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block, on 2011-3-15. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreAsymptomatic bacteriuria in nursing home patients This learning project was stimulated by an article (1) which looked at why urine cultures are ordered and why antibiotics are prescribed for institutionalized elderly. The article concluded that because there was no evidence for an association between nonspecific signs and symptoms and the…
Read moreThis bilingual scale helps to diagnose frontotemporal syndromes. Adapted from: Kertesz A, Davidson W, Fox H. Frontal Behavioral Inventory: Diagnostic Criteria for Frontal Lobe Dementia. Can J Neurol Sci 1977, 24(1):29-35 Download a pdf of the bilingual scale.
Read morePresentation at Ste. Anne’s Hospital: a clinical case conference, part of the Department of Psychiatry Education Series. Please note that the downloadable file does not include the clinical case history, to protect confidentiality. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.
Read moreThis presentation was given on 2006-9-5 at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec. Earlier versions of this talk were presented at: • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Rounds, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, 2002-6-28 • Department of Psychiatry Clinical Grand Rounds, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, 2002-9-12 •…
Read moreLetter to the Editor of the Montreal Gazette. It appeared in the 2006-3-8 edition under the heading “Lack of vitamin B12 also causes lesions”. The article “Brain’s ‘sleeper cells’ stalking boomers” (7 mar 2006) points out that white matter lesions in the brain predict stroke and dementia. It fails to…
Read moreThis presentation was made to the GPs at Ste. Anne’s Hospital. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.
Read moreThis presentation was given on 2006-1-12 at Ste. Anne’s Hospital, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec. An earlier version of this talk, entitled “Vitamin B12 deficiency: a silent epidemic? was given at: • Department of Psychiatry Clinical Grand Rounds, Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital, 2000-11-9 • Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds,…
Read moreThis lecture, spread over two sessions, was delivered annually to the SMBD – Jewish General Hospital psychiatry residents from 2003 to 2005. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read morePresented at Clinical Grand Rounds, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, ICFP Amphitheatre, on 2004-12-9. Download a pdf of the presentation slides and notes.
Read moreThis was presented on 2003-9-19 at the McGill Division of Geriatric Medicine First Annual Interdisciplinary Geriatric Seminar, titled “Promoting partnership through protocols: intervention strategies for dementia care”, held at the Ruby Foo Hotel, Montreal. It was also presented on 2003-9-18 at Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Rounds, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal. Download a…
Read moreThis lecture was given annually from 1996 to 2000 as part of Block E of the McGill Department of Psychiatry Diploma Course, to Psychiatry Residents. Download a pdf of the lecture handout.
Read moreTalk to Merck-Frosst employees, Merck-Frosst Pharmaceuticals, Montreal, QC, on 1998-5-28. Download a pdf of the presentation Download a pdf of the presentation slides
Read moreThis talk was given to staff at CLSC René-Cassin, 1996-3-28. I am going to tell you a story. It’s about Mrs. A., who is 86 years old, a widow living in her own apartment since her husband died 12 years ago. She and her husband were both born in Poland,…
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