Dr. Anthony J Caprio MD
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
2001 VAIL AVE CHARLOTTE NC, 28207About
Dr. Anthony Caprio practices Geriatric Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Caprio works as part of a team with other healthcare providers, to address the natural aging that goes on within the body and to manage multiple medical problems and ensure social support.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
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- Health care professionals' perceptions and use of the medical orders for scope of treatment (MOST) form in North Carolina nursing homes.
- Improving decision-making for feeding options in advanced dementia: a randomized, controlled trial.
- Multisite qualitative study of primary care physicians' and midlevel providers' self-reported practices and perceptions about maintaining cognitive health.
- Exploratory evaluation of medication classes most commonly involved in nursing home errors.
- Impact of a decision aid on surrogate decision-makers' perceptions of feeding options for patients with dementia.
- Analgesic medication errors in North Carolina nursing homes.
- Chronic pain: challenges and opportunities for relieving suffering.
- Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST): honoring patient preferences across the continuum of care.
- Palliative care: renaming as supportive care and integration into comprehensive cancer care.
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