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Geriatric Medicine A Person Centered Evidence Based Approach by Wasserman, Michael (editor) ; Bakerjian, Debra (editor) ; Linnebur, Sunny (editor) ; Brangman, Sharon (editor) ; Mims, Adrienne (editor) ; Johnson, Jerry C (editor) The fifth edition of this text presents a comprehensive and state-of the-art update that incorporates existing literature, clinical experience, and over 40 new peer-reviewed chapters. Written by interdisciplinary and interprofessional experts in geriatric medicine, this book serves as an unparalleled resource for all clinicians serving the needs of aging patients, the most rapidly increasing demographic across all nations. The book begins with a brief review of the basic science before delving into the most common symptoms, diseases, and syndromes as they present in older patients. With a new focus on patient centered care, this edition guides professionals of all specialties who may or may not be familiar with the unique needs of aging patients. The book covers the topics most vital to the previous edition-acute and chronic pain, home care, frailty, and others-while also including as well as new concepts of equal importance, such as deprescribing, concepts in person centered and integrated care, and multimorbidity. Geriatric Medicine, Fifth Edition, serves as the ultimate guide for all medical professionals encountering older patients, including those with or without training in geriatric medicine, general practitioners, subspecialists, hospitalists, nurses and all others.
ISBN: 9783030017828
Publication Date: 2020
Geriatric Practice A Competency Based Approach to Caring for Older Adults by Chun, Audrey (editor) This book serves as a comprehensive reference for the basic principles of caring for older adults, directly corresponding to the key competencies for medical student and residents. These competencies are covered in 10 sections, each with chapters that target the skills and knowledge necessary for achieving competency. Each of the 45 chapters follow a consistent format for ease of use, beginning with an introduction to the associated competency and concluding with the most salient points for mastery. Chapters also includes brief cases to provide context to the clinical reasoning behind the competency, strengthening the core understanding necessary to physicians of the future. Written by expert educators and clinicians in geriatric medicine, Geriatric Practice is key resource for students in geriatric medicine, family and internal medicine, specialties, hospice and nursing home training, and all clinicians studying to work with aging patients.
ISBN: 9783030196257
Publication Date: 2020
Geriatrics for Specialists by Andrew G. Lee (Editor); Jane F. Potter (Editor); G. Michael Harper (Editor) This book aims to be a single point of reference for advances in the care of geriatric populations across medical and surgical specialties. The aging population is a unique demographic with its own health challenges. Geriatricians are specifically trained to address these challenges but few medical students or residents enter geriatrics, even as the demand for geriatric expertise increases. The practices of many medical and surgical specialists are dominated by older patients who may themselves see many specialists but rarely visit geriatricians. This updated edition elucidates the most common medical conditions seen in aging patients and translates approaches to those conditions for physicians across specialties. Divided into three sections that assemble crosscutting issues, medical specialties, and surgical and related specialties, this book serves as a guide for clinicians of all backgrounds who will work with older patients as the demographic ages further.This second edition of Geriatrics for Specialists expands the number of specialist chapters to reflect growth in research in aging and clinical care for older people in dermatology, plastic surgery, and behavioral neurology. All original chapters from the first edition are extensively revised and updated to reflect the rapid growth of new knowledge in the field.
ISBN: 9783030762704
Publication Date: 2021-09-01

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