Community Based Geriatric Medicine

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Credits 0 to 10. 0 to 10 Other Hours. Awareness of the biopsychosocial factors which characterize the uniqueness of the elderly, understand normal aging processes and differentiate this from disease; improve capacity for effective assessment and treatment of the ill elderly and recognize the unique aspects of drug therapy and drug interaction in the elderly; exposure to the multidisciplinary team concept to enhance effectiveness in working with therapists, social workers, dieticians, nurses, nurse practitioners, etc; examination of negative attitudes toward aging and the aged and the implications of these attitudes for medical care; provides information about proper methods for preventing unnecessary illness in the elderly; exposure to extended care facilities, community home services, and alternatives to institutional care which are available to elderly citizens. Prerequisite: Doctor of Medicine classification.