Physician Focus, May 2008: Healthcare for the Aging — Geriatric Care
Healthcare for the Aging: Geriatric Care
America is aging fast. Estimates are that by the year 2021, the 65-plus age group will exceed 70 million people. At the same time, we’re seeing a growing shortage of physicians, especially in primary care and geriatric care. The American Geriatrics Society, for example, has warned that we only have half the number of geriatricians we currently need (7,000 vs. 14,000) and that by 2030, we will need five times the number we have now.
How will we care for our aging citizens? How is geriatric medicine different from primary care? What should seniors be concerned about and prepare for? What steps can patients take for healthy aging? And what roles and responsibilities do their family members have?
Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.
Guests: Daniel Oates, M.D., Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Boston Medical Center; Janet Jankowiak, M.D., Neurologist, Radius Specialty Hospital, Boston
Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.
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