Investigators
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Partnerships
  Council on Aging
  Champlain Local Health Integration Network
  Alzheimer Society
  Champlian Dementia Network


Resources/Toolkits
  Driving and Dementia
  Observation Visits (.pdf)
  How to find a family physician
  Restraints Resource Guide for the web
  Creating a Senior Friendly Physical Environment in our Hospitals English .pdf, French .pdf

Geriatric Assessment Outreach Teams
  Information sheet
  Intake form
  When to refer

Reaching Out To Isolated Seniors PDF 1, PDF 2

Investigators

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Nahid Azad B.Sc., MD, FRCP(C)

Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

Clinical Investigator in the Clinical Epidemiology Program of the Ottawa Health Research Institute ( OHRI)

Full time Faculty member , Department of Medicine, The University of Ottawa

Medical Director, Geriatric Assessment In-patient Unit, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus

Activities and research Interest

Women's Health and status issues pertaining to Aging and Academia. This includes Congestive heart failure, cardiac risk factors and treatment implication for women, Insomnia management, Nutrition and Aging, Medical Curriculum content and education in relation to gender specific health issues, cultural sensitivity and communication.

Papers in refereed journals

N Azad, A Byszewski, F. Sarazin., W. McLean, Peter Koziak. "Attitude of In-patients Towards Non-pharmacological Management of Insomnia". The Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2003; 10: 89-92

P. Lyndal, N. Azad, A Byszewski, F.A. Sarazin, B. Power. "Non-Pharmacological Management of Primary and Secondary Insomnia Among the Older People: Review of Assessment Tools and Treatments". Age and Ageing 2003; 32:1-7

N Azad, A Byszewski , S Amos , F Molnar. "A Survey of the Impact of Driving Cessation on Older Drivers". Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society 2002; 5:170-174

N Azad, M Tierney, G Victor, P Kumar. "Adverse Drug Events in the Elderly Population Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital". The Journal of Healthcare Management 47(5): 295-305, Sep/Oct 2002

N Azad, S Chery, J Dollin, B Power. "Cultural Sensitivity Training in Canadian undergraduate Medical Schools" Academic Medicine. 2002;77:222-228

N Azad, P Kumar, M Turek, V Gopal. "Gender and Age Differences in the Management of Congestive Heart Failure in Hospitalized Elderly Patients" Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society. 2001; 4:17-23

N Azad, J Murphy, S Amos, J Toppan, "A Nutrition Survey in an Elderly Population Following Admission to a Tertiary Care Hospital". Canadian Medical Association Journal 161(5): 511-515, Sept 1999

N Azad, S Draper, M Bedard, M Tierney, J Murphy, S Amos. Comparison of Recalled and Recorded Information About Constipation in a Tertiary Care Centre in Geriatric Patients. Mature Medicine 1(5):38 41, October 1998

Under review:

N Azad, B Power, J Dollin. Experiences of Medical students and Residents with Cultural Sensitivity Training. Academic Medicine

N Azad, R Goldstein, S Forgue-Martel, M Boutette, B Lent. "Gender Based Comparative Analysis of the Promotion Policies of Ontario's Five Medical Schools - Implications and Recommendations". Journal of American Medical Women

N Azad, Byszewski A, Molnar FJ, Legault PM, Power B. Congestive heart Failure Clinics- A Canadian Survey. Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society

Papers in non-refereed journals

N Azad, Nutrition in the Elderly: Food for Thought. The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis 19 (3):83-93, March 2002

C. Corman, N Azad, N.Jette, Characteristics of Hospitalised Elderly Patients on Anti-epileptic Medication. The Canadian J of Hospital Pharmacy. 49(2), April 1996

S.Dojeiji, N Azad, A. Byszewski, Malnutrition in the Elderly, Keeping Patients Well Fed. Canadian Journal of Geriatrics 11(3):13-8, April 1995

N Azad, M. Man-Song-Hing, Approach to Delirium. The Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. 10(3):37-9 April 1994

N Azad, A. Byszewski, W.B.Dalziel, Sexuality in the Elderly. The Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. 8(8):76-79, Nov/Dec 1992

N Azad, A.T. Wielgosz, Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Women. Canadian Journal of Geriatrics, 8(7): 53-55, August 1992

Book chapter

A.T. Wielgosz, N Azad, Effects of cardiovascular disease on diving tasks: Medical Consideration for the Older Driver. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 9(2):341-8, May 1993

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