April 2015 #GeriMedJC

In lieu of a long article discussion, the first part of the live journal club was a special presentation from Dr. Paula Rochon on Exploring Sex Differences in Adverse Drug Events.  Dr. Rochon is a geriatrician and the Vice-President of Research at Women’s College Hospital. She is also a senior scientist at Women's College Research Institute, a University of Toronto professor (Department of Medicine, and the Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation) and a senior scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. She has published widely including several articles relevant to this topic: 

1. Atypical antipsychotic use and parkinsonism in dementia: effects of drug, dose, and sex. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2012 Dec;10(6):381-9.
2. Older men with dementia are at greater risk than women of serious events after initiating antipsychotic therapy. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jan;61(1):55-61. 

April was a special month for #GeriMedJC for two reasons: First,  we welcomed the first author of the article selected for discussion to Twitter, Dr. Patricia Mills, from the University of British Columbia.  Follow her on Twitter: @patriciabmills.  Second, the Ontario Telemedicine Network included webcasting capabilities for viewing the live hour of the journal club (by invitation only).

The short article critically appraised during #GeriMedJC on April 24 was:

Mills PB, Fung CK, Travlos A, Krassioukov A. Nonpharmacologic management of orthostatic hypotension: a systematic review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Feb;96(2):366-375. 

This systematic review looked at the evidence for non-pharmacologic interventions for orthostatic hypotension such as exercise, FES, compression, physical countermaneuvers, head of bed up, water intake, and meal strategies.

Did you miss the discussion?  You can get the transcript of the #GeriMedJC tweet chat here.

The April 350 #GeriMedJC was a record-breaking month, with more impressions (times a user is served a Tweet in timeline or search results) and participants:

@GeriMedJC now has over 250 followers!  Thanks again to all those who participated in the Tweet chat:

You may also view articles discussed at prior #GeriMedJC tweetchats at PubMed Commons. (link)

The next #GeriMedJC will be on Friday, May 29, 2015 08:00 EDT / 12:00 GMT.  See you then!