Geriatric Home-Based Medical Care
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-23364-2 (ISBN)
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This book is a practical reference for any clinician who has struggled to care for an older adult in a home setting. The volume is written by experts in the field who describe fundamental principles and clinical approaches of geriatric home-based care and their application to specific diseases and conditions, including delirium, incontinence, falls, and chronic pain and disability. The book also details house calls for special populations, from the developmentally disabled to those afflicted with neurologic or psychiatric diseases. The volume explores house calls within the context of the US healthcare system.
Geriatric Home-Based Medical Care: Principles and Practice is a valuable resource for geriatricians, geriatric nurses, primary care physicians, social workers, public health officials, and all medical professions who need tools to provide timely, compassionate, and high-quality care for their older adult patients.
Jennifer Hayashi, MDDirector, Elder House Call ProgramJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine and GerontologyBaltimore, MarylandUSABruce Leff, MDProfessor of MedicineJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, Maryland USA
Introduction: Why house calls medicine?.- Myths and pitfalls.- Getting started with house calls (with reference to AAHCM guide).- How to make a house call.- Handling common clinical situations in the home.- House calls for special populations.- Advance care planning for house calls patients.- Locations.- Working with community resources critical to house calls.- Conclusion: rationale, scope, impact of house calls.
"This is a practical implementation guide for developing an efficient and effective system for providing medical care to geriatric individuals in their home. ... The topics are ... suitable for all clinicians involved in the field as well as educational programs training physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. ... Chapters include references and appropriate tables and lists. ... The book is a very useful tool to help with the endeavor." (Sharon G. Thomas, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.12.2015 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XIV, 296 p. 14 illus., 13 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie |
| Schlagworte | clinical situations • Elder care • Geriatrics/Gerontology • health care ecosystem • house call medicine • Medicine • Special populations |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-23364-5 / 3319233645 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-23364-2 / 9783319233642 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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