Dr. Janet E Mcelhaney MD
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
263 Farmington Ave Farmington CT, 06030About
Dr. Janet Mcelhaney practices Geriatric Medicine in Farmington, CT. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Mcelhaney 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.
Education and Training
University Of Alberta Faculty Of Med and Dentistry Edmonton Ab Canada MD
University Of Alberta Faculty Of Med and Dentistry Edmonton Ab Canada 1986
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Validity of the confusion assessment method in detecting postoperative delirium in the elderly.
- Mortality and institutionalization following hip fracture.
- Standing orders for influenza vaccination increased vaccination rates in inpatient settings compared with community rates.
- Granzyme B: a marker of risk for influenza in institutionalized older adults.
- Nutrition, exercise, and influenza vaccination.
- Influenza: a preventable lethal disease.
- A novel cytotoxicity assay to evaluate antigen-specific CTL responses using a colorimetric substrate for Granzyme B.
- Overcoming the challenges of immunosenescence in the prevention of acute respiratory illness in older people.
- Mood and cytokine response to influenza virus in older adults.
- Comparison of single versus booster dose of influenza vaccination on humoral and cellular immune responses in older adults.
- The unmet need in the elderly: designing new influenza vaccines for older adults.
- Efficacy of COLD-fX in the prevention of respiratory symptoms in community-dwelling adults: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial.
- Lower GrB+ CD62Lhigh CD8 TCM effector lymphocyte response to influenza virus in older adults is associated with increased CD28null CD8 T lymphocytes.
- Liposomal influenza vaccine: a viewpoint by Janet E. McElhaney.
- Better influenza vaccines for older people: what will it take?
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