Wednesday, April 09, 2008
A recent article in the Lancet, a leading UK medical journal, has highlighted the fact that the elderly with multiple health problems do better when treated by teams led by geriatricians. However, the number of geriatricians remains critically low. Currently there are just 7000 in the USA. The Americ...
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Hi Christine - Thanks for your post.
I want to share an interesting post with our members that compliments your topic today.
Carol Bradley Bursack wrote a couple of months ago about Elder Care Becoming Part of Medical Curriculum. It seems to lend itself toward an increase in the US of the doctors available to care for the elderly and treat diseases that tend to be particular to this age group.
Hope this helps some folks - have a good one.
All the best, sue (moderator)