Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine - Geriatrics

Address
508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27705

Appointment Telephone
919-286-0411, ext. 6806

Office Telephone
919-286-0411, ext. 6806

Fax Telephone
919-286-6823

Training

• MD, Hahnemann (Drexel University College of Medicine, Pennsylvania), 1982

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital (Washington, DC), 1982-1985
• Geriatric Medicine, Stanford University/Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center (California), 1987-1990

Clinical Interests
Geriatric medicine, falls, polypharmacy, quality-of-life issues and infections in the nursing home, pressure ulcers

Research Interests
The focus of my research is Long Term Care issues. I have been involved in evaluating  appropriate medication use. I am involved in a project assessing nursing home residents preferences for cultural change and a project evaluating the impact of diapers and sheets on the development of pressure ulcers in a
long term care facility.
Nursing Home, culture change, falls, medications, infections in the nursing home, pressure ulcers

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Culture change in the nursing home: A card sort test using Q-methodology  to identify prioritiesamong nursing home residents, staff and family members. White H, Corrazini K, Twersky J, et al. (submitted). (2011)

Maher RL, Hanlon J, Ruby C, Twersky J, Schmader K. Comparison of Methods to Detect Potential Adverse Drug Events in Frail Elderly Inpatients and Outpatients. AJHP. September 2001;58:1622-1626. (2001)

Twersky J. Falls in the Nursing Home. Clinics in Family Practice. September 2001 :3;653-666. (2001)

Twersky, JI, Hoenig HM. Rehabilitation. Clinical Geriatrics. November 2001;20-33 (2001)