PALTtalk with JAMDA | May 2025 with Guests Richard Stefanacci, DO, and Zain Pasat, MSc, on Fall Management and Home Care Needs
Episode description
Join Dr. Karl Steinberg and Dr. Paul Katz as they highlight three articles from the May 2025 issue of JAMDA. In this episode, they speak with Dr. Richard Stefanacci about a new paradigm in fall management that emphasizes injury mitigation over fall prevention alone. They also chat with Zain Pasat, MSc, about a study conducted by his research team examining the alignment between home care needs assessments and actual changes in older adults' health. Lastly, they explore a systematic review of dyadic psychosocial education for individuals with cognitive impairment and their caregivers.
Host: Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, HMDC
Guests: Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD; Zain Pasat, MSc; Paul Katz, MD, CMD
Featured Articles:
Shifting Paradigms in Fall Management for Long-Term Care: From Prevention to Injury Mitigation
Care Needs and Self-Sufficiency Assessment of Home Care Clients
Effects of Dyadic Psychosocial Education on People Living with Cognitive Impairment and Their Informal Caregivers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
These studies are from JAMDA’s upcoming June issue and are currently accessible online.
Date Recorded: May 14, 2025
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