graduation at Medicina from Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Santos (1986), master's at Saúde Pública from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2001) and doctorate at Clinical Medicine from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2006). He is currently professor adjunto 1 at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Has experience in Medicine, focusing on Clinical Medicine, acting on the following subjects: idoso, infecção hospitalar, epidemiologia, avaliação clínica and incidências. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Dementia is considered a major global health problem, with a prevalence rate of 8% among individuals over the age of 65 in Brazil, estimated to be 1.5 million cases in 2010. Dementia is a syndrome characterized by progressive and global cognitive impairment and encompasses a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive function and the ability to pe…
Although no communicable diseases (such as cancer, heart failure, and diabetes) are predominant causes of death among elders, the impact of infections is more significant in this population. Nutritional interventions, like probiotics, have been recommended as promising alternatives, in an attempt to reduce the impact of infectious diseases in the elderlyObjectives: Systematic review in or…
During the elderly hospitalization, it is possible the occurrence of loss of functional capacity (FC), whereas the elderly is taken from their familiar context and subjected to various procedures that may compromise the realization of their usual activities. This study aims to verify the impact of hospitalization in the functional capacity of the elderly. 100 hospitalized elderly will be …
Elderly patients are affected by various disease need more use of several drugs (medications) continuously and concurrently. The use of most drugs was independent factor associated with an increased risk for adverse drug event (ADE).Instruments in order to detect potential risks of drug iatrogeny with potentially inappropriate medications prescription (PIMP) in the elderly were developed,…
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