IPA Bulletin Editor's Note 

By David G. Folks

“Recent Advances:” Thank You, Robert Baldwin and Robert Barber

Robert Baldwin and Robert Barber have submitted their last renditions of “Recent Advances.” This research column in the Research and Practice section of the IPA Bulletin has been one of the well-received segments of our publication. I am often reminded (by our members) that “Recent Advances” is the “most practical” component of the Bulletin. Moreover, our members have come to rely on this section of the newsletter as a quick way to keep up with important research findings and noteworthy developments in the field of Psychogeriatrics.

Bob and Bob (the two Bobs) have tirelessly compiled their articles, issue after issue. They never seem to disappoint us. The material is always fresh and timely, and often leads us to the cutting edge of scientific developments in our field. We are occasionally surprised with some element of controversy, or excited by the prospect of a new approach to diagnose or treat our patients. Technologic advances, diagnostic considerations and innovative therapeutic techniques have been addressed by both of our astute colleagues, time and time again. In my experience, I have yet to read an issue of “Recent Advances” that does not provide some new revelation in the field, or validates or repudiates my own fund of knowledge about a specific line of research.

Thus, I am sad to see our colleagues move on to another chapter in their professional career. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Past Presidents, the entire membership and the IPA Secretariat, I thank Robert Barber and Robert Baldwin for their service to IPA. I wish them all the best in their new endeavors, and hope that we will occasionally see a submission to the Bulletin that gives us a glimpse of their ongoing research and professional activities. I also thank their families for tolerating the time that Bob and Bob spent over the last several years putting together superb reviews for our benefit at the IPA Bulletin.

Congratulations and Best Wishes, Bob and Bob. Your insights and keen perspectives on the literature will be missed.


 

Reprinted from IPA Bulletin, Volume 27, Number 1