James Deardorff

Drs. @wjdeardorff.bsky.social, John Boscardin, PhD, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social, and @seijlee.bsky.social published "A Multi-Outcome Prognostic Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities for Post-Acute Care" in JAMDA www.jamda.com/article/S152...

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"Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus From the National Lipid Association and the American Geriatrics Society" (JAGS 2025) - agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting" (JAMA IM 2025) - "empowers patients, improves QOL, increases adherence, emphasizes safety, individualizes tx approaches, & weighs risks/benefits to prioritize patient/family goals" - jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"Escitalopram for agitation in Alzheimer’s dementia: a randomized controlled phase 3 trial" (2025) - "Clinicians need to be cautious in recommending escitalopram as an alternative to citalopram for this condition." - www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Management of Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Hospital: A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines" (2025) - diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

"Frailty Matters—Why Isn't It Guiding Clinical Decisions?" (JAGS 2025) "A shift from age- and disease-based to frailty-informed and comprehensive care presents an opportunity for improvement. Still, its implementation must be guided by evidence" - agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"Addressing Both Racism and Ageism in Research—An Opportunity for MOSAAIC" (JAMA IM 2025) - Exclusion of older people—especially individuals who are less able to advocate for themselves—is analogous to making a population invisible - jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"2025 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Advisory for Perioperative Care of Older Adults Scheduled for Inpatient Surgery" - clinical recommendations on perioperative anesthesia care in older adults to minimize adverse cognitive outcomes - journals.lww.com/anesthesiolo...

Congrats to Drs. @alexleephd.bsky.social, @wjdeardorff.bsky.social, & @seijlee.bsky.social on being named the inaugural SFCJL Research Scholars! Dr. Lee will also serve as interim director for research at SFCJL. 🎉 #Geriatrics

"Uncertainty of risk estimates from clinical prediction models: rationale, challenges, and approaches" (BMJ 2025) - "Most models only allow a single point estimate of risk to be calculated; however, providing the associated uncertainty gives a more complete picture" - www.bmj.com/content/388/...

"Around the EQUATOR With Clin-STAR: AI-Based RCT Challenges & Opportunities in Aging Research" (JAGS 2025) - Researchers should adopt a conceptual framework designed around the 5Ms (Mind, Mobility, Medications, Matters most, & Multi-complexity) - agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"Updating STEADI for Primary Care: Recommendations From the American Geriatrics Society Workgroup" (JAGS 2025) - "The proposed additional assessments address the multifactorial nature of falls, ultimately enhancing fall prevention efforts." - agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

D-CARE and IN-PEACE randomized clinical trials for persons with dementia (JAMA 2025) - "Despite the disappointing results, we must continue to innovate and find ways to improve care because the challenges caused by dementia remain"

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"Avoiding causal fraud in the evaluation of clinical benefits of treatments for Alzheimer's disease" (A&D 2025) - "The average between-group diff. in score change is where the debate should be focused to contextualize clinical meaningfulness." - alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

"Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force" (JAMA 2025) - "USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis to prevent osteoporotic fractures in women 65 years or older (B recommendation)" - jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Validation of the Walter Index for Posthospitalization Mortality Prediction This prognostic study investigates whether the Walter Index, developed to assess 12-month mortality risk in US older adults after hospitalization, has comparable predictive accuracy among older adults...

In this study, geriatrician-researcher Thiago Da Silva @geritjas.bsky.social shows that the Louise Walter @lwaltermd.bsky.social prognostic index for hospitalized older adults validates in Brazil, and delirium adds to prognostic accuracy. #geriatrics #hapc

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What other departments or divisions are doing faculty sessions on teaching how to get on BlueSky? @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social is! Thanks @lwaltermd.bsky.social for setting this up! #geriatrics #gerisky