Better care for our aging.
All physicians need to receive basic education and training in the care of older people during their medical studies to ensure adequate and appropriate health care of our aging population. The benefits of this will be felt across the entire health care spectrum, including home care and hospice.
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, USA. robertb@ilcusa.org
Robert N
RN
Butler
James P
JP
Nyberg
D000368:Aged; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States