RobertMichaelMcCannMD

Geriatrics • Rochester, NY

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

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Office
1000 South Ave
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone+1 585-341-6770
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Education & Training

University of RochesterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1983 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary intervention to improve hypertension control in an urban underserved practice
Robert J. Fortuna, Angela Nagel, Emily Rose, Robert McCann, John C. Teeters, Denise D. Quigley, John D. Bisognano, Sharon Legette-Sobers, Chang Liu, Thomas A Rocco> ;Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 2015 Dec 1
5 citations
Hospital to Home: A Geriatric Educational Program on Effective Discharge Planning
Lauren N. DeCaporale-Ryan, Ann Cornell, Robert McCann, Kevin McCormick, Jenny Speice> ;Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 2014 Jan 6
5 citations
"Geriatricizing" hospitalists: identifying educational opportunities.
Susan M. Friedman, Suzanne M. Gillespie, Annette Medina-Walpole, Thomas V. Caprio, Jurgis Karuza, Robert McCann> ;Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 2013 Jul 3
23 citations
Randomized Controlled Trial of CARE: An Intervention to Improve Outcomes of Hospitalized Elders and Family Caregivers
Hong Li, Bethel Ann Powers, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Robert McCann, Christina Koulouglioti, Elizabeth Anson, Joyce A. Smith, Yinglin Xia, Susan Glose, Xin Tu> ;Research in Nursing & Health. 2012 Oct 1
5 citations
Hazards of Hospitalization: Hospitalists and Geriatricians Educating Medical Students About Delirium and Falls in Geriatric Inpatients
Valerie J. Lang, Nancy S. Clark, Annette Medina-Walpole, Robert McCann> ;Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 2008 Oct 11
50 citations
Hazards of Hospitalization: Residence Prior to Admission Predicts Outcomes
Susan M. Friedman, Daniel A. Mendelson, Karilee W. Bingham, Robert McCann> ;The Gerontologist. 2008 Aug 1
207 citations
Geriatric co-management of proximal femur fractures: total quality management and protocol-driven care result in better outcomes for a frail patient population
Susan M. Friedman, Daniel A. Mendelson, Stephen L. Kates, Robert McCann> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2008 Jul 1
25 citations
An emergency medical services program to promote the health of older adults.
Manish N. Shah, Lindsay Clarkson, E. Brooke Lerner, Rollin J. Fairbanks, Robert McCann, Sandra M. Schneider> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2006 Jun 1
24 citations
Controlled sedation for physical and existential suffering
Brigit R Taylor, Robert McCann> ;Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2005 Jan 20
9 citations
Emergency medicine management of the geriatric patient: an educational program for medical students.
Manish N. Shah, Brian Heppard, Annette Medina-Walpole, Nancy S. Clark, Robert McCann> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2005 Jan 1
8 citations
Communication ambivalence toward elders: data from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the U.S.A.
Robert M. McCann, Aaron Castelan Cargile, Howard Giles, Cuong T. Bui> ;Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 2004 Dec 1
30 citations
A user's guide to enhancing geriatrics in an undergraduate medical school curriculum: the ten-step model to winning the "geriatric game".
Annette Medina-Walpole, Nancy S. Clark, Brian Heppard, Elaine F. Dannefer, William J. Hall, Robert McCann> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2004 May 1
17 citations
Review of Intervention Studies of Families with Hospitalized Elderly Relatives
Hong Li, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Robert McCann> ;Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 2004 Mar 1
43 citations
Creating avenues for relative empowerment (CARE): A pilot test of an intervention to improve outcomes of hospitalized elders and family caregivers
Hong Li, Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Robert McCann, Jariya Chatcheydang, Christina Koulouglioti, Lynn W. Nichols, Ming-Der Lee, Akhtar Ghassemi> ;Research in Nursing & Health. 2003 Aug 1
35 citations
Hospital to home: Improving internal medicine residents' understanding of the needs of older persons after a hospital stay.
Colleen A. Matter, Jenny Speice, Robert McCann, Daniel A. Mendelson, Kevin McCormick, Susan M. Friedman, Annette Medina-Walpole, Nancy S. Clark> ;Academic Medicine. 2003 Aug 1
3 citations
Perceptions of intergenerational communication across cultures: An italian case
Howard Giles, Dawna I. Ballard, Robert M. McCann> ;Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2002 Oct 1
22 citations
Older adults' trait ratings of three age-groups around the Pacific rim
Jake Harwood, Howard Giles, Robert M. McCann, Deborah A. Cai, Lilnabeth P. Somera, Sik Hung Ng, Cindy Gallois, Kimberly A. Noels> ;Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 2001 Jun 1
29 citations
Lack of evidence about tube feeding--food for thought.
Robert McCann> ;JAMA. 1999 Oct 13
51 citations
Evaluation of a Handwashing Intervention to Reduce Respiratory Illness Rates in Senior Day-Care Centers
Ann R. Falsey, Mary M. Criddle, John E. Kolassa, Robert McCann, Christine A. Brower, William J. Hall> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 1999 Mar 1
183 citations
Role of cytomegalovirus in the T cell changes seen in elderly individuals.
R J Looney, Ann R. Falsey, Debbie Campbell, Alfonso Torres, John E. Kolassa, Christine A. Brower, Robert McCann, Marilyn A. Menegus, K. McCormick, Mark W. Frampton, Wi...> ;Clinical Immunology. 1999 Feb 1
61 citations
Ethnicity and Decision‐Makers in a Group of Frail Older People
Carlton A. Hornung, G. Paul Eleazer, Harry Strothers, G. Darryl Wieland, Catherine Eng, Robert McCann, Marc Sapir> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1998 Mar 1
63 citations
The “Common Cold” in Frail Older Persons: Impact of Rhinovirus and Coronavirus in a Senior Daycare Center
Ann R. Falsey, Robert McCann, William J. Hall, Mary M. Criddle, Maria A. Formica, Dennis Wycoff, John E. Kolassa> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1997 Jun 1
252 citations
Program of All‐inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): An Innovative Model of Integrated Geriatric Care and Financing
Catherine Eng, J. Pedulla, G. P. Eleazer, Robert McCann, N. Fox> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1997 Feb 1
135 citations
The Relationship Between Ethnicity and Advance Directives in a Frail Older Population
G. Paul Eleazer, Carlton A. Hornung, Carolyn B. Egbert, John Egbert, Catherine Eng, Jennifer Hedgepeth, Robert McCann, Harry Strothers, Marc Sapir, Ming Wei, Malissa W...> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1996 Aug 1
54 citations
Evaluation of four methods for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection in older adults.
Ann R. Falsey, Robert McCann, William J. Hall, Mary M. Criddle> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1996 Jan 1
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