Fellowship coursework includes theories of aging, geriatric medicine, syndromes and treatments in aging, dementia, biologic treatment and memory disorders. Fellows must also be able to learn about ethnic, cultural, legal, ethical and socioeconomic factors that impact late-life psychiatric illness (Agron...
The article discusses research on the factors that influence Geriatric Medicine as a career choice. A survey was conducted to all members of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) in Great Britain. Results showed that clinical aspects of the specialty and inspirational seniors are the strongest ...
Geriatricians go through the same education and training as regular doctors before specializing in geriatric care. Depending on their program, they can spend anywhere between 7 and 15 years before being able to practice medicine on their own. The stages of becoming a geriatric doctor are: Medical...
Geriatric psychiatry is a field of medicine focused on addressing the mental health needs of older adults or the elderly—a demographic usually defined as individuals 65 and older. When treating geriatric patients, there are a few aspects of health that healthcare professionals often consider. Older...
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Patient Awards Makes Time For Patients Patient Experience The overall patient experience rating comes from Press Ganey, which aggregates patient reviews from over a hundred sites, evaluating doctors in 10 patient experience metrics to arrive at an overall score. Read the...
Stephen L.KatesMD, inClinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2014 Partnering for success It is important to the success of a GFC to partner with the other departments involved in the care of patients with ahip fracture. These departments include the core services of geriatrics and orthopedic surgery; ess...
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Although computer vision techniques have been used widely and very successfully in medicine, the monitoring and identification of patients in nursing homes should take into account the fact that image capture devices cannot always be used to track patients (e.g., hygiene rooms) according to privacy...
HKSH Healthcare comprises a network of medical centres, which aim at delivering state-of-the-art and patient-centred care in Hong Kong. A member of HKSH Medical Group, HKSH Healthcare shares the core values of Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital on clinical
Home European Geriatric Medicine Article Diuretics, SGLT2 inhibitors and falls in older heart failure patients: to prescribe or to deprescribe? A clinical reviewReview Open access Published: 03 February 2023 Volume 14, pages 659–674, (2023) Cite this article ...