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Professional affiliations of contributors and the chapters to which they contributed

Cathy Alessi, MD
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center,
VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California
Sleep problems

Julia Bucher, RN, PhD
Bloomsburg University Dept of Nursing,
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Getting help from community agencies and volunteer groups
Activities of daily living
Helping with recovery from illness
Problems getting medical information

Carole Bean
Women's Services
Quantum Imaging and Therapeutics Associates
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Caregiving

David Beck, MD
Departments of Psychiatry/Neurology and Internal Medicine
University of Missouri- Columbia
And Geriatrics Extended Care and Psychiatry
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital
Columbia, Missouri
Depression

Teresa Dolan, DDS, MPH
College of Dentistry
University of Florida,
Gainsville, Florida
Dental problems

Michele Eslami, MD
Private Practice
Los Angeles, California
Choosing a nursing home

Lois Evans, PhD
The CARE Program
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Behaviors associated with dementia

Bruce Ferrell, MD
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center,
VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California
Pain

Richard Ron Finley, RPh.
Department of Clinical Pharmacology
School of Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco, California
Using medicines safely

L. Jaime Fitten, MD
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center,
VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California
Memory problems

Rosalie Kane DSW
Institute for Health Services Research
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Activities of Daily Living

Daniel Kempler, PhD
Speech Pathology, Department of Otolaryngology,
USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Communication problems

Lenore Kurlowicz, RN, PhD
School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania
Philadephia PA
Behaviors associated with dementia

Harold Koenig, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Depression

Robert Luchi, MD
Center on Aging,
Houston Texas
Hearing problems

Christine Maguth-Nezu PhD
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
MCP Hahnemann University
Philadelphia, PA
Depression

James Marks, MD
Division of Dermatology,
Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Skin Problems

Kelly McLure MS
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
MCP Hahnemann University
Philadelphia, PA
Depression

Philip McKinney, OD
Vancouver Eye Care
Medical Center Clinic
Vancouver, Washington
Vision problems

John Morley, MD
Division of Geriatric Medicine
St. Louis Health Sciences Center,
St. Louis, MO
Weight loss and nutrition problems

Elsa J.B. Murray, PhD
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center,
VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California
Bone weakness

Samuel Murray, MD
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center,
VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California
Bone Weakness

Mary Newton
Age Wave Consultants
Santa Monica, California
Choosing a nursing home

Arthur Nezu, PhD
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
MCP Hahnemann University
Philadelphia, PA
Depression

Joseph Ouslander, MD
Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine,
Wesley Woods Geriatric Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Incontinence

Richard Sattin, MD
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Atlanta, Georgia
Mobility problems

Stanley Smith, MD, MS
Department of Family Practice and Community Health
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fever, Diarrhea, Constipation

Lois Snyder, JD
American College of Physicians, and
Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Advance Directives

Karen Talerico, RN, PhD
School of Nursing
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon
Behaviors associated with dementia

Peggy Trueblood, PhD
Department of Physical Therapy,
California State University-Fresno,
Fresno, California
Mobility problems

James Webster, MD
Buehler Center on Aging,
Northwestern University Medical School, and
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Breathing problems