title: Coping with care of the elderly. A Geriatrics panel discussion.
abstract: As the American population continues to age, primary care physicians are finding themselves becoming de facto geriatricians. Three primary care physicians and two geriatricians discuss the impact this can have on a private practice: the rewards, the frustrations, the new skills required, the old prejudices set aside. They also explore why one of the physicians is no longer practicing geriatrics.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D008487:Medical History Taking; D006278:Medicare; D009819:Office Visits; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States