Phrases with «geriatric medicine»

Geriatric medicine refers to a medical specialty that focuses on the care and treatment of elderly people. It involves addressing their specific health needs, such as managing chronic diseases, preventing age-related issues, and improving their overall well-being as they grow older. Full definition

Sentences with «geriatric medicine»

  • To assess the prevalence of medication errors leading to hospitalizations and deaths in nursing home residents, and to determine the factors associated with these errors, Joseph Ibrahim, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, an academic physician in geriatric medicine at Monash University in Australia, and his colleagues conducted a literature search of relevant studies published between 2000 and 2015. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This so - called reversion to normal, which has been seen in other studies, may indicate that in some cases the brain actually repairs some of the damage it incurs — and this may be where sex differences come into play, says Kenneth Rockwood, M.D., a professor of geriatric medicine at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (health.com)
  • «These patients have complex profiles before they come to the ER, and even more complicated needs once they get there,» said lead study author Leonard C. Gray, MD, PhD, of the Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. (sciencedaily.com)
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