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Contents
| OCTOBER 2014 |
FEATURES
BURKE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL MEMORY EVALUATION AND
TREATMENT SERVICE: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND ONGOING
CARE IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SETTING 6
The Memory Evaluation and Treatment Service at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
provides curative treatments for non-progressive dementias, as well as outstanding
supportive services for patients who have neurodegenerative cognitive disorders.
WRITTEN ON THEIR FACES: ASSESSING PAIN
IN NONCOMMUNICATIVE PATIENTS 16
Recent research in the American Journal of Critical Care highlights the importance
of facial expression as a means of assessing pain levels in patients who are intubated
and unable to communicate.
DEPARTMENTS
LEGAL EASE 10
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 14
TECHNOLOGY 18
CME CREDITS 19
LOCAL NEWS 21
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Memory Evaluation and
Treatment Service: Diagnosis,
Treatment and Ongoing Care in a
Multidisciplinary Setting
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