4284.0 Injuries among older adults

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Friedrich von Recklinghausen, PhD, MPA, FRSPH

2:30pm
Primary Care Physicians Perceptions and Practices Regarding Fall Prevention in Adult's ≥ 65 years
Taylor Jones, MPH, Tista Ghosh, MD, MPH, Kimberley Horn, Jana Smith, PhD and Richard L. Vogt, MD
     
2:50pm
Opioid analgesic use and the risk of fractures among older adults
Matthew Miller, MD, ScD, Til Sturmer, MD, Deborah Azrael, PhD, Raisa Levin and Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH
  
3:10pm
Long-Term Medicare Use and Cost Patterns Associated with Type-Specific Sentinel Injury Episodes
Mary Carter, PhD and Frank Porell, PhD
  
3:30pm
Sex Differences in Suicide Incident Characteristics and Circumstances Among Older Adults: Data from the National Violent Death Reporting System—17 U.S. States, 2005-2007
Debra L. Karch, PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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