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 Howard
Bergman MD is the first Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor of Geriatric
Medicine and is currently Head of the Division of Geriatric Medicine
at McGill University,
as well as at the Jewish General Hospital. He is also an investigator
at the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies.
Dr. Bergman is Scientific Director of the Quebec Network for
Research in Aging funded by the Fonds
de la Recherche en Santé du
Québec (FRSQ) and has
recently been appointed Vice-Chair of the Advisory Board of the
Institute of Ageing of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
(CIHR). He is President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society.
In the area of frailty and health services, Dr. Bergman is co-Director
of Solidage: the McGill
University/Université de Montréal
Research Group on Integrated Services for Older Persons
funded by an Interdisciplinary Health Research Team Grant (CIHR).
As well, Dr. Bergman presently leads the Canadian
Initiative on Frailty and Ageing.
In 2000-2001, Dr. Bergman was a member of the “Clair Commission”,
an independent Commission set up by the Quebec government to
propose reforms to the health care system.
Dr. Bergman is the founder and co-director of the Jewish General
Hospital/McGill University Memory Clinic and is Past President
of the Consortium of Canadian Centres
for Clinical Cognitive Research (C5R).
SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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Patterson C, Gauthier S, Bergman H, Cohen C, Feightner
JW, Feldman H, Grek A, Hogan DB. The recognition, assessment
and management of dementing disorders – conclusions
from the Canadian Consensus Conference on Dementia. Canadian
Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2001, 28 (Suppl 1):
S3-S16.
MEDLINE link to this publication |
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Chertkow H, Bergman H, Gauthier S,
Bouchard RW, Fontaine S, Clarfield M. Assessment of Suspected
Dementia. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2001, 28 (Suppl 1): S28-S41 MEDLINE link to this publication |
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Bergman H, Beland F, Perrault A. The
global challenge of understanding and meeting the needs
of the frail older population. (Editorial) Aging clinical
and experimental research. Special Issue on Systems of Care (Guest Editors:
Bergman H and Beland F). 2002: 14 (4) 223-25 MEDLINE link to this publication |
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Hogan BD, MacKnight C, Bergman H on
behalf of the Steering Committee, Canadian Initiative on
Frailty and Aging. Models, definitions and criteria of
frailty. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. (Guest Editors:
Hogan D.B, MacKnight C and Bergman H.) 2003;Vol 15, Suppl.
to No. 3 MEDLINE link to this publication |
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Bergman H, Béland F, Karunananthan S
et al. Développement
d’un cadre de travail pour comprendre et étudier
la fragilité. Gérontologie et société.
2004; no 109:15-29 |
6. |
Béland F, Bergman H, Lebel
P, et al. A System of Integrated Care for Frail Older Persons
(SIPA) in Canada: Results from a Randomized Controlled
Trial. J of Gerontol A Biol Sc, Med Sci. 2005 (In press)
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