Geriatric practice : a competency based approach to caring for older adults / Audrey Chun, editor.
This book serves as a comprehensive reference for the basic principles of caring for older adults, directly corresponding to the key competencies for medical student and residents. These competencies are covered in 10 sections, each with chapters that target the skills and knowledge necessary for ac...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | This book serves as a comprehensive reference for the basic principles of caring for older adults, directly corresponding to the key competencies for medical student and residents. These competencies are covered in 10 sections, each with chapters that target the skills and knowledge necessary for achieving competency. Each of the 45 chapters follow a consistent format for ease of use, beginning with an introduction to the associated competency and concluding with the most salient points for mastery. Chapters also includes brief cases to provide context to the clinical reasoning behind the competency, strengthening the core understanding necessary to physicians of the future. Written by expert educators and clinicians in geriatric medicine, Geriatric Practice is key resource for students in geriatric medicine, family and internal medicine, specialties, hospice and nursing home training, and all clinicians studying to work with aging patients. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 580 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3030196259 9783030196257 3030196240 9783030196240 |