METHOD We prospectively collected data on 4398 diagnostic cardiac examinations carried
out in a regional cardiac catheter laboratory over a period of 3 years. We did not include …

BACKGROUND Hemorrhage is a leading cause of preventable death in trauma. Prehospital
medical teams can streamline access to massive transfusion and definitive hemorrhage …

It is clear, even in the future of health care reform, that home care is a growing component of
the health care industry. For many years, fee for service was the model reimbursement …

That older patients can be successfully treated has only recently been recognized by
professionals and by older persons themselves. That older persons can also be taught new …

One definition of module is “any series of standardized units for use together”(Webster's
Dictionary, 1979, p. 733). The Gerontology Program has developed treatment modules …

Old people are subject to the same problems as younger people. Therefore, when we speak
of the problems of the elderly, we are usually referring to common human problems found in …

Two behavioral treatment methods were used in the Gerontology Program at the Florida
Mental Health Institute (FMHI). The first approach, the modular treatment method, was …

Abstract The Gerontology Program at the Florida Mental Health Institute was primarily based
on the principles and techniques of behavior modification. Such principles and techniques …

This chapter addresses a rather simple and straightforward question. Did the clients learn
the skills they were taught in the modules? Prior to presenting the data relevant to this …

That older patients can be successfully treated has only recently been recognized by
professionals and by older persons themselves. That older persons can also be taught new …