Attitudes and views toward psychopathology in the medical and larger social community have undergone drastic transformation throughout history, at times progressing through a rather tortuous course,... Read More
Case data You enter the examination room to see Ms Stewart, an 83-year-old long-time patient who is accompanied by her daughter. She has come to follow up with you 1 week after being discharged from... Read More
Approximately 3% of all visits to the emergency department are due to syncope.[1] Because rates of syncope increase with age, older adults are especially vulnerable to syncope-related injury.[1]... Read More
The multidisciplinary team is essential to the practice of geriatric medicine.[1] A good example of this can be seen in continence clinics staffed by a variety of health professionals skilled in... Read More
Our population is changing rapidly. From 2007 to 2014 the number of adults in BC age 65 and older rose 28.0% to represent almost 16.0% of the population. Estimates suggest that by 2050 more than 20.0... Read More