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Geriatrics - Education
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Definition of 'Geriatrics'The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility. Common names: Geriatrics; Gerontology |
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29 Sep 2009 
As the population ages, it is important that graduating medical students be properly prepared to treat older adults, regardless of their chosen specialty. To this end, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the John A. Hartford ... Read more...
Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient review.
19 Aug 2009 Geriatricians, hospitalists, general medicine faculty, and PhD educators at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designed the Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient (CHAMP) with support from the Donald W. Reynolds ... Read more...
30 Jun 2009 The Geriatric Pharmacy elective course at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy uses a simulated medication adherence project to increase awareness of adherence concerns facing older adults who take multiple medications. This study ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Geriatrics - Education'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- What academic internal medicine subspecialists identify as important geriatric learning needs for residents: a pilot study.
29 Sep 2009 - Multisite geriatrics clerkship for fourth-year medical students: a successful model for teaching the Association of American Medical Colleges' core competencies. 29 Sep 2009
- [The scope of geriatric education: decisive for future health care] 30 Aug 2009
- [The scope of geriatric education: about the difficulties in comparing apples and pears] 30 Aug 2009
- [Geriatrics training not sufficient for future needs] 30 Aug 2009
- Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient review. 19 Aug 2009
- Effort under way to prepare physicians to care for growing elderly population. 17 Aug 2009
- Teaching in geriatric medicine in Cluj Napoca, Romania. 30 Jul 2009
- Assessing the effect of a polypharmacy medication adherence simulation project in a geriatrics course in a college of pharmacy. 30 Jun 2009
- Mentoring a primary care resident: an example of reflective learning. 29 Jun 2009
- The educational impact of home care in community medicine training in a Japanese medical residency program. 29 Jun 2009
- [10/12. The psychologist in geriatrics] 29 Jun 2009
- Mentoring: a key strategy to prepare the next generation of physicians to care for an aging America. 29 Jun 2009
- More old people classes. 29 Jun 2009
- A multimodal aging and dying course for first-year medical students improves knowledge and attitudes. 23 Jun 2009
- Care of the hospitalized aging medical patient: delirium module. Jun 2009
- [Therapy for urinary incontinence in general practice] 31 May 2009
- Educational vaccine tools: the French initiative. 30 May 2009
- The "continuum of care" for older adults: design and evaluation of an educational series. 30 May 2009
- AM last page: Geriatric workforce. 29 Apr 2009
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Technical information about 'Geriatrics'
Definition: The branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.
Descriptor UI: D005853
Alternative terms: Geriatrics; Gerontology;
Related Mesh Headings: Aged;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: H02.403.776.315;
Technical Notes: specialty; when permitted for "geriatric diseases": Manual 28.9.1