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Geriatric medicine.

To expose the medical student to a meaningful, clinically oriented geriatric medical experience. OBJECTIVES To provide the student with a truly Ahands-on@ rotation in the following setting: outpatient geriatrics where assessment on care planning takes place with the medical student providing important information. The inpatient, nursing home and day care experience will be less emphasized durin...

Geriatric Medicine

Does education of geriatric medicine effect on the Medical Students’ Attitude toward Elderlies and Their Care?

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Geriatric medicine: the Wirral experience.

of the specialist physician in the healthcare of the older person has developed beyond recognition. The range of practice has always been wide; the last decade has, however, seen it reach its greatest diversity. There have also been many challenges within this diversification. Maintaining the historical role of the consultant geriatrician while adapting to the changing world of healthcare provi...

Geriatric Emergency Medicine

The emergency department (ED) is commonly the point of entry to the medical system for older adults, who present with a wide variety of problems. Although the ED is generally thought of as a location for the diagnosis and treatment of acute medical and surgical emergencies, it may also be the access point for older adults with chronic conditions or social and psychiatric problems. For younger a...