Geriatric Medicine and Elderly Care - (Lecture Notes) 9th Edition by Claire G Nicholl & K Jane Wilson & Shaun D'Souza (Paperback)

About the Book

"The advantage of a book is that we have provided a synthesis of the most important points that are relevant to our clinical practice and highlighted areas of controversy. Once you have a basic grasp of an area, exploring it online will be more rewarding. This book, like the population, is a little fatter than its predecessors. This is the result of both more advances in medicine being offered to older people (there is a new chapter on geriatric oncology) and a decision to include more explanation in the text"--

From the Back Cover

GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND ELDERLY CARE
Lecture Notes
Ninth Edition
An essential resource for meeting the needs of an ageing patient population

As the global population ages, geriatric medicine is steadily becoming one of the most important areas of medical research and care. Healthcare systems in developed countries are adapting to this shift in the population, and doctors are finding that a larger and larger proportion of their patients are older. Current medical training often does not include adequate coverage of geriatric medicine, and students may well find they require more extensive resources for meeting older patients' needs.

Lecture Notes: Geriatric Medicine and Elderly Care meets this need with a set of comprehensive but straightforward introductions to the foundational concepts of geriatric medicine. Combining a user-friendly format with extensive high-quality figures and illustrations, it is a must-have resource for medical students looking to deepen their knowledge of a widening area of essential care. Now thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest research and medical knowledge of ageing and elder care, this is an essential contribution to the popular Lecture Notes series.

Readers of the ninth edition of Lecture Notes: Geriatric Medicine and Elderly Care will also find:

• New chapters on the 'science of ageing' including immunosenescence and rejuvenation research, and geriatric oncology
• Full coverage of the British Geriatrics Society and European undergraduate curriculums
• A companion website with appendices, key revision points for each chapter and further readings

Lecture Notes: Geriatric Medicine and Elderly Care is ideal for medical students and Foundation Year doctors in most specialties who are treating frail older people. It also provides a starting point for revision for higher specialty examinations in geriatric medicine.

Anki Revision Cards

A set of 'Anki App' digital revision cards is available to go with this textbook. The cards contain the material from the self-test questions in the book. Anki App is a cross-platform mobile and desktop flashcard app that can support your studies (see www.ankiapp.com). It uses an algorithm to present cards you know less well more frequently. You can keep the cards on your mobile device and study them in your downtime. Visit www.lecturenoteseries/paediatrics to download the card set to your device.

About the Author

Claire G. Nicholl is a Consultant Geriatrician (Emerita)

K. Jane Wilson is a Consultant Geriatrician

Shaun D'Souza is a Consultant Geriatrician

All of Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust