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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Printed edition: |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Regina Roller-Wirnsberger; Katrin Singler; Maria Cristina Polidori |
ISBN: | 9783319619972 3319619977 |
OCLC Number: | 1029759569 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 364 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Contents: | The Complexity of the geriatric patient.- Communication with and evaluation of older people.- Atypical presentation of disease with ageing.- Prevention in older person.- Common geriatric syndromes.- Other common health problems in older persons.- Pharmacotherapy in older persons.- Physical activity and functioning.- Comprehensive geriatric assessment.- Ethics and legal issues in the care of older people.- Health care in older adults and Geriatric care in different settings.- Appendix: Teaching the content. |
Series Title: | Practical issues in geriatrics |
Responsibility: | Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Katrin Singler, Maria Cristina Polidori, editors. |
Abstract:
This textbook presents hands-on training material for medical students. The style reflects the need for practice-based teaching with a modern edge in daily clinical routine; accordingly, it also employs online material and pocket cards. Each chapter begins with specific learning objectives, which are cross-referenced with the European curriculum for undergraduate medical education released by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) together with the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), as well as the minimum geriatric competences for medical students established by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). World-renowned European experts in practicing and teaching the interdisciplinary field of Geriatrics contributed to this work, with the aim of offering the new generation of health professionals a global perspective on one of the greatest public health challenges of our time: the management of the steadily increasing number of older, multimorbid, and vulnerable persons. The major strength of this book - published under the auspices of the EUGMS - is its pragmatic, goal-oriented approach, which makes it suitable for bedside learning and patient-centered medicine; further, all of the chapters are firmly based on the pillars of the ageing process in all of its biological aspects, helping readers understand the pathophysiology of and rationale behind interventions for the main geriatric syndromes and disorders.
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