Eric Wong MD
ericwongmd.bsky.social
Eric Wong MD
@ericwongmd.bsky.social
Geriatrician, Unity Health Toronto (St. Michael’s Hospital), University of Toronto.
Delirium Research Group, GERAS
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@ericwongmd.bsky.social, a geriatrician and researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital, recently joined to the @geripal.bsky.social podcast to explain what exactly a comprehensive geriatrics assessment is and to discuss his team’s recent study. #ResearchSky #UnityHealthResearch
We discuss the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, what it is, benefits, JAGS study showing it's more cost-effective vs usual care, & who it helps the most. #medsky
  
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😀 Guests: Eric Wong & Thiago Avelino-Silva
August 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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There is a shortage of geriatricians in Canada & globally. In light of this, the research team, led by Dr @ericwongmd.bsky.social, wanted to find out in which settings the Canadian healthcare system should prioritize placement of geriatricians, to get best value for money.
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Cost‐Effectiveness of the Geriatrician‐Led Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Different Healthcare Settings: An Economic Evaluation
Background With a shortage of geriatricians, the appropriate distribution of geriatricians across healthcare settings (e.g., acute care, rehabilitation, or community clinics) is unknown. Our objecti...
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June 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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… which included determining how to adapt strategies to address occupation-based stigma and its intersections.

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Frontiers | Stigma and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study on the perceptions of healthcare workers in Canada and Singapore
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February 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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...reducing mortality, preventing admission to long-term care homes, improving functional status & may improve cognition.

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November 27, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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New study in BMCMedicine led by KTP grad student Dr @ericwongmd.bsky.social & co-authored by KTP scientists Drs @andreatricco.bsky.social, Sharon Straus & Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai + team finds that geriatric rehabilitation in inpatient & day hospital settings is effective in..

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