Refocusing Geriatricians' Role in Training to Improve Care for Older Adults

Refocusing Geriatricians' Role in Training to Improve Care for Older Adults

The current number of geriatricians cannot keep up with the health care needs of the growing number of older adults. To fill the gap, more geriatricians should focus on training primary care and other specialty physicians to care for older adults.

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Veröffentlicht in:American family physician 2012, Vol.85 (1), p.59-59
Hauptverfasser: Bragg, Elizabeth J., PhD, RN, Warshaw, Gregg A., MD, Petterson, Stephen M., PhD, Xierali, Imam M., PhD, Bazemore, Andrew W., MD, MPH, Phillips, Robert L., MD, MSPH
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adults
Aged
Chronic illnesses
Education, Medical, Continuing - trends
Family
Geriatrics
Geriatrics - education
Gerontology
Health (care)
Health Services for the Aged - standards
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Older people
Osteopathic medicine
Physicians
Physicians - standards
Primary care
Quality of care
United States
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Zusammenfassung:The current number of geriatricians cannot keep up with the health care needs of the growing number of older adults. To fill the gap, more geriatricians should focus on training primary care and other specialty physicians to care for older adults.
ISSN:0002-838X
1532-0650