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Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of medicine that focuses on health care of the elderly. It aims to promote health and to prevent and treat diseases and disabilities in older adults. Geriatrics was separated from internal medicine as a distinct entity in the same way that neonatology is separated from pediatrics. Elderly female in residential care homeThere is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician. Rather, this is determined by a profile of the typical problems that geriatrics focuses on. The term geriatrics differs from gerontology which is the study of the aging process itself. The term comes from the Greek geron meaning "old man" and iatros meaning "healer". However "Geriatrics" is considered by some as "Medical Gerontology". ScopeFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  bmc.org 666px x 1002px | 590.30kB [source page] center Long Life Family Study The purpose of the population based study is to enroll approximately 250 families per site that have multiple members demonstrating exceptional longevity Back row from left to right Cherrell Wilson Stacy Andersen Craig Clement JaeMi Pennington Thomas Perls Front row Stephanie Baldwin Paola Sebastiani Lara Terry and Kirsten From Yahoo Image Search: "Geriatrics"  geripal.org Robert Killeen MD ue, 20 Jul 2010 09:44:00 GM by: Robert Killeen MD Three Issues of Hospice I'd like to address three recurrent problems I've found in the field of hospice and palliative care. These three issues span our patient population regardless of their gender, ...  versatilephd.com Kelly Turner hu, 01 Jul 2010 21:49:36 GM The UCLA Multicampus Program in . Geriatric. Medicine and . Geriatrics. has an immediate opening for a team-oriented professional who is energetic, organized, and shares our goal of improving the care provided to older adults. ...  atlinjurylaw.com Personal Injury Lawyer Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:13:37 GM The American . Geriatrics. Society (AGS) and the British . Geriatrics. Society (BGS) this year released new guidelines aimed at preventing serious and potentially deadly falls among older adults. Roughly a third of Americans 65 and older fall ... From Google Blog Search: "Geriatrics"  gazette.jhu.edu Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:01:45 GMT+00:00 The JHU Gazette Jennifer Hayashi, assistant professor of geriatrics , director of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Elder House Call Program and associate director of the Internal ... Hopkins best again Frederick News Post (subscription)  archinte.ama-assn.org Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:12:50 GMT+00:00 Archives of Internal Medicine American Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Panel on Falls Prevention. ... Fall-Prevention Program Fails MedPage Today  bizjournals.com Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:25:00 GMT+00:00 Bizjournals.com 44 in geriatrics and No. 45 in kidney disease. In determining the rankings, US News said 4852 hospitals were considered for their reputations, ... From Google News Search: "Geriatrics" How Much schooling does a geriatrics doctor need as well as how long their internship is? Q. How Much schooling does a geriatrics doctor need as well as how long their internship is? Asked by Rebecca M - Fri Aug 22 15:59:58 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Dr. de Witt is correct--geriatrics is a subspecialty for which you do a fellowship following a residency. Usually the residency is in family practice or internal medicine, but I do know at least one person who went into geriatrics out of a psychiatry residency. The fellowships range from one to three years, depending usually on how much of a research component there is. Answered by Marie - Sat Aug 23 05:29:23 2008 Can you help someone with locations of summer internships in geriatrics in South Carolina? Q. Junior at Clemson university. Pre-med major. Asked by ann h - Sat Mar 24 15:09:28 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Try the university of South Carolina, they seem to offer a lot. Answered by einreb - Sat Mar 24 19:57:55 2007 Why is NASA sending geriatrics into space?
Q. I saw some clips on TV of the astronauts in space and I noticed that there were a lot of old people there. I thought you had to be a young buck to be sent up into space... especially if you're going to live there for a while. Some of these people look like they're old enough to retire. What's the deal? Asked by Sir Didymus - Thu Jul 6 12:36:11 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. It takes a long time to acquire the education, training, and maturity required to be astronaut. Take a look at the requirements. It would very difficult for anyone under 30 to have done all the things that are needed to even apply for the job. Answered by Otis F - Thu Jul 6 12:42:00 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Geriatrics"
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Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
The Stanford Geriatric Education Center
General Practice Notebook - Geriatric medicine