In this issue, Peterson et al1 report that the majority of family physicians with Certificates of Added Qualifications (CAQs) in Geriatrics self-report
on geriatrics training in medical school, family prac- tice residency training, or continuing geriatric curriculum consultations to family practice
Milwaukee, WI 53214 Website: www alz org/sewi Primary Care Physicians, Geriatric Medicine Aurora Sinai Medical Center Soryal Soryal, MD 1020 N 12
Geriatric Medicine deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, remedial and social aspects of illness in older people, mainly patients 75 years of age
MINIMUM GERIATRIC COMPETENCIES for IM-FM RESIDENTS Recognize delirium as a medical urgency, promptly evaluate and treat underlying problem
Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents Optimize treatment plans based on knowledge of local geriatric care resources,
geriatric medicine as an integral part of the family medicine residency program training in geriatrics for family medicine residents include the
Geriatric Training in Family Medicine tively safe in mainstream practice fail in geriatric When family physicians treat elderly patients,