Geriatrics, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

Description

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Drs. Antimisiaris and Gopalraj, is devoted to Geriatrics. Articles in this issue include: Geriatric Assessment for the Primary Care Provider; Ageism in Medicine: What is Normal Aging?; Management of Polypharmacy in the 15 Minute Office Visit; Sexuality in the Older Adult; Alzheimer’s Disease and the Future; Evaluating the Older Driver; Diabetes in the Older Adult; Hormone Replacement: The Fountain of Youth?; Mental Health in Older Age; Advanced Care Planning in the Office; Pain in the Older Adult; Hyperlipidemia and Hypertension in the Older Adult; and Delirium: Assessment and Prognosis.

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Table of Contents

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

Geriatrics

Foreword: The Art of Managing Complexity, the Joy of Aging Gracefully

Preface: The Urgent Need for Robust Geriatric Patient Care Skills in Primary Care

Geriatric Assessment for Primary Care Providers

Managing Polypharmacy in the 15-Minute Office Visit

Sexuality in the Older Adult

Dementia for the Primary Care Provider

Evaluation of the Older Driver

The Older Adult with Diabetes and Busy Clinicians

Hormone Replacement: The Fountain of Youth?

Depression in Older Adults: A Treatable Medical Condition

Advance Care Planning in the Outpatient Geriatric Medicine Setting

Pain in the Elderly: Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Older Adults with Pain Complaints and Pain-Related Symptoms

Hypertension in the Older Adult

Delirium

Author Information

By Demetra Antimisiaris, PharmD, BCGP, FASHP, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Management & Systems Sciences, Director, Frazier Polypharmacy & Medication Management Program, Assistant Dean, Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development, University of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Public Health and Laura Morton, MD, CMD, University of Louisville Louisville, KY