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Vol XV, Jun `05

E-Report Archive - Volume XV, June 2005

LTC-QI Partnership Facilities Get High Tech Heads Up

Vol XV, Jun `05 Nursing facilities participating in the AMDA Foundation Long Term Care Quality Improvement (LTC-QI) Partnership are using a tool that actually represents the first wave in a new national focus on process measurement.
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RLS: Stealth Disorder with Research Needs

Vol XV, Jun `05

Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a common, serious, and treatable condition that many patients suffer from silently and that practitioners often ignore or fail to detect. At a recent conference about "Diseases in the Shadows," Wayne Alfred Hening, MD, PhD, talked about what physicians can do to address this issue and what research is needed to facilitate better diagnosis and treatments.

Author Talks about Obesity-Dementia Study

Vol XV, Jun `05

A recently published study, "Obesity in Middle Age and Future Risk of Dementia: A 27-Year Longitudinal Population-Based Study," (BMJ 2005; May 16) has demonstrated a link between obesity in middle age and dementia. Researchers studied over 10,000 men and women between ages 40 and 45 years at the outset for 27 years. The research team used two measures-body mass index (BMI) and measurement of skin fold thickness-to identify obesity (defined as a BMI of 30 or above). They found that obese women were 200% more likely to have dementia than women of normal weight, while obese men had a 30% increase in dementia.

The ART of Caring - Works of "heArt"

Vol XV, Jun `05

The first annual AMDA Foundation Silent Art Auction is coming to Dallas. During the 2006 AMDA Annual Symposium, March 16 -19, 2006, the Foundation will host a silent art auction to further long term care research and facilitate the organization's effort to support quality studies that can be translated into practice. The works of "heART" up for auction are so named because of their origin. The auction will feature paintings and other original works of art created by nursing facility residents from across the nation. These individuals-their care, their well-being, and their quality of life--are at the "heart" of our research efforts.

Foundation Hosts National Quality Coalition Meeting

Vol XV, Jun `05

June 22, 2005 at the Sheraton in Columbia, MD. The Coalition is part of the AHRQ (LTC-QI Partnerships) grant established to provide input from long term care clinicians and researchers. This meeting represents an important opportunity to receive feedback, encourage idea exchanges, and brainstorm as a group about various questions and issues. The day-long program’s main purpose is to facilitate an active exchange of ideas, to work through issues common to all states involved, and to update coalition members about the LTC-QI study. Many issues related to the success of the AHRQ project are transferable. We also will be encouraging participants' input on best practices and future concepts. "We expect the meeting to be highly interactive and elicit active participation from all attendees," said Lorraine Tarnove.

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