Peer-Reviewed, Practical Education for Geriatric Care

The CME is an open-access publication available online at geriatricsjournal.ca/

Dr. Frank Molnar, Editor-in-chief

• Affiliations: Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa; The Ottawa Hospital, Division of Geriatric Medicine; President, Canadian Geriatrics Society (2017-2019); Affiliate Scientist, Bruyere Research Institute

• Area of Expertise: Seniors’ Care, Dementia,  Fitness-to-drive in Dementia,  Dementia drug trail RCT methodology, Dementia care in Primary Care settings

Dr. Shabbir Alibhai, Associate Editor

• Affiliations: Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute and Toronto Rehab Institute

• Area of Expertise: Seniors’ Care, Orthostatic hypotension, Unintentional weight loss, Oncology, Health services research, Prostate cancer, Exercise, Male osteoporosis, Life expectancy

Dr. Chris Frank, Associate Editor

• Affiliations: Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Queen’s University

• Area of Expertise: Seniors’ Care, Palliative Care, Medical administration

Dr. Mimi Wang, Associate Editor

• Affiliations: Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, McMaster University;  Clinician, Hamilton Health Sciences

• Area of Expertise: Seniors’ Care

Dr. Ripa Akter, Associate Editor

•  Area of Expertise: Senior's Care

Vicky Chau, Associate Editor

•  Area of Expertise: Senior's Care

Read the full board bios HERE. Inquiries for the Canadian Geriatrics Society Journal of CME Editorial Board can be directed to: cgs@secretariatcentral.com. 

For further information about the Journal's editorial policy, please see the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement. 

ISSN 1927-7202

Articles in the Canadian Geriatrics Society Journal of CME undergo a peer review process. The first step is an internal peer review by a member of the Editorial Board to determine if the article is clinically sound, of high quality and of potential interest to the readership. If the article meets these criteria, then it is sent for external review by an expert in the field covered in the article. A template to assist reviewers is provided.

Please read the CME Guidelines for information on article submission. 

The Canadian Geriatrics Society Journal of CME is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No-Derivative license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use and distribution, provided the original work is properly cited. Articles published under this Open Access model are made freely available online immediately upon publication, as part of a long-term archive, without subscription access restrictions. CME Journal readers are entitled to use, reproduce, distribute or display these articles provided that:

• the original authorship is properly and fully attributed;

• the journal and publisher (Canadian Geriatrics Society) are attributed as the original place of publication with the correct citation details provided;

• no articles are reproduced for commercial use without the prior consent of the Canadian Geriatrics Society and payment of the appropriate fee

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada License

RCPSC

Friendly reminder to Royal College fellows: Use the CGS CME Journal and/or the Canadian Journal of Geriatrics to collect MOC credits and further your professional development!

For each journal article that you read and have deemed has had a significant impact on your learning or practice can be recorded individually and receive 1 credit per article under Section 2. Want to make your learning go further? Do extra reading around a topic in the journal to answer a clinical or academic question and claim two Section 2 credits per hour you spend on a Personal Learning Project (PLP).

CCFP

Are you a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada? Did you know that you can earn FIVE (free) Certified Mainpro+™ credits by reflecting on the journal articles and applying it to your practice or teaching activities?

Linking Learning to Practice (or Teaching, Administration, Research, or Assessment) is a self-administered, semi-structured reflection exercise, which provides you the opportunity to earn 5 Certified Mainpro+™ credits (fee-free)!

After reading an article, you complete a form online to reflect on issues or questions that arise in your practice related to the article and then take time to implement some sort of informed change in your practice. You may complete as many Linking Learning exercises as you like in a 5-year cycle. 

Check out www.cfpc.ca for more details.