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 moreHenry Olders, P.Eng, MD, FRCPC Affiliate Member, Dept of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Abstract It is believed that nursing home residents experience more disease severity and higher mortality from COVID-19, compared to community-dwelling elderly with similar comorbidities. Among the possible explanations for this phenomenon is the difference in vitamin…
Read moreBelow is the text of a welcoming speech I made, as Program Director of the Psychogeriatrics Programme, to a group of foster home proprietors, at an annual event called the Proprietors’ Day Seminar, put on by the Psychogeriatric Residences Team at Douglas Hospital. Merci beaucoup, Dr Tahta, pour votre introduction.…
Read morePresentation given to “Friends for Mental Health”, a self-help group of friends and relatives of the mentally ill; Dorval, Québec, on 2000-11-15. Slides and notes
Read moreTalk to the Senior Citizens’ Forum of Montreal, on 1993-5-31. mental health & the elderly
Read morePresentation to Family Physicians at Clinical Day, “Psychiatric Issues in Family Medicine”, McGill University Department of Family Medicine, Hotel Europa, Montréal, on 1998-5-15. Handout Slides
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 moreMonday, March 30, 2015 Executive Summary This is an abstract of the literature on the use of psychostimulants to treat psychiatric conditions in adults and the elderly. The results are presented primarily in two sections: the first section reports on studies in which psychostimulants, primarily methylphenidate (MPH) were used as…
Read moreFrom the point of view of a geriatric psychiatrist who does assessments of competence, there are a number of essential elements to consider, as well as some more nuanced issues. Let’s start with some core considerations: (1) competence is always presumed when the evidence is inconclusive; (2) competence is task-…
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 moreThis presentation was given on 2008-11-17 at Ste. Anne’s Hospital in the Department of Psychiatry Conference Series, and on 2008-11-20 to the Head Nurses at Ste. Anne’s Hospital. It had previously been presented to staff of CSSS Cavendish on 2008-10-8, at Centre d’Accueil Henri-Bradet. Download a pdf of the slides and…
Read moreLecture given annually between 2002 and 2008 as part of the McGill Department of Psychiatry Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block. Most recently given on 2008-5-13. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes. Outline Sleep Characteristics of sleep Sleep complaints Epidemiology & Importance of Sleep Disorders Approach to the…
Read moreMemorandum To: All physicians From: Henry Olders, MD Date: 2007-7-25 Subject: Methylmalonic acid test reference range As you are aware, the hospital has adopted a protocol for Vitamin B12 treatment that requires laboratory confirmation of a B12 deficiency. I have stated my position that this is bad medicine, as it…
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 2006-1-12 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 presentation was part of a panel discussion at the Community Conference: Protecting the vulnerable: the financial abuse of the elderly. Gelber Conference Centre, Montreal, on 2004-6-10. Download a pdf of the presentation slides.
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 presentation was given at the Sylvia Hamovitch Day Conference on 1996-11-29, put on by the Psychogeriatrics Service of the Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC. Download a pdf of the slides and notes.
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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