The New Frontier: Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in Surgical and Medical Specialties

The New Frontier: Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in Surgical and Medical Specialties

The overall goal of the statement from the Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in the Surgical and Medical Specialties project is to pave the way for improvement in the day-to-day care of older patients when they are the responsibility of surgical and medical specialists. The time is ripe to infuse the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2000-06, Vol.48 (6), p.702-704
Hauptverfasser: Solomon, David H., Burton, John R., Lundebjerg, Nancy E., Eisner, Janis
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Education, Medical
Elderly people
Foundations
General Surgery - education
Geriatric medicine
Geriatrics
Geriatrics - education
Health Planning Councils - organization & administration
Health Services for the Aged
Health Workforce
Humans
Medical education
Medical residencies
Medical schools
Organizational Objectives
Specialists
Specialization
Surgeons
Surgery
Training
United States
USA
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Zusammenfassung:The overall goal of the statement from the Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in the Surgical and Medical Specialties project is to pave the way for improvement in the day-to-day care of older patients when they are the responsibility of surgical and medical specialists. The time is ripe to infuse the principles of good geriatric care into the basic training of residents in general surgery, the surgical specialties, gynecology, and other relevant specialties.
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04734.x