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The Geriatric Team in the Acute Care Hospital: An Educational and Consultation Modality
Author(s) -
BLUMENFIELD SUSAN,
MORRIS JANE,
SHERMAN FREDRICK T.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb05066.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute care , multidisciplinary approach , geriatrics , health care , multidisciplinary team , educational program , medical unit , acute hospital , geriatric care , nursing , family medicine , psychiatry , social science , sociology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Increasing numbers of older patients with acute, subacute, rehabilitative, and chronic problems are being cared for in acute care hospitals. Health care professionals working in the acute care hospital have not had the training necessary to deal with this particular population. This article discusses the conception and implementation of a multidisciplinary educational and consultation team on an acute care medical unit in an academic medical center.