At least 5.6 million to 8 million-nearly one in five-older adults in America have one or more
mental health and substance use conditions, which present unique challenges for their care …

Background While the demand for doctors specialised in the medical care of elderly patients
is increasing, the interest among medical students for a career in geriatrics is lagging …

Although health professions worldwide are shifting to competency-based education, no
common taxonomy for domains of competence and specific competencies currently exists. In …

As the medical education community celebrates the 100th anniversary of the seminal
Flexner Report, medical education is once again experiencing significant pressure to …

Research has established that trauma is nearly universal and a root cause of numerous
health and social problems, including 6 of the 10 leading causes of death, with devastating …

Background: The emergency department (ED) visit rate for older patients exceeds that of all
age groups other than infants. The aging population will increase elder ED patient utilization …

Aim Ageism in health care delivery and nursing poses a fundamental threat to health and
society. In this commentary, implications of age discrimination are presented to generate an …

Introduction: the rise in the number of older, frail adults necessitates that future doctors are
adequately trained in the skills of geriatric medicine. Few countries have dedicated curricula …

Purpose Given the shortage of palliative care specialists in the United States, to ensure
quality of care for patients with serious, life-threatening illness, generalist-level palliative …

Purpose The world's population is ageing. Therefore, every doctor should receive geriatric
medicine training during their undergraduate education. This review aims to summarise …