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The second cultural revolution in geriatric medicine
Author(s)Muir Gray
Journal titleBGS Newsletter, no 61, June 2017
PublisherBritish Geriatrics Society, June 2017
Pagespp 4-7
Sourcehttp://www.bgs.org.uk
KeywordsHealth [elderly] ; Preventative medicine ; Good Health ; Keeping fit ; Exercise.
AnnotationSir Muir Gray, a leading doctor and campaigner and author of several books, calls for a new cultural revolution in geriatric medicine that emphasises that prevention of ill-health through physical fitness is possible at any age. He argues that a new problem has arisen in geriatric medicine, namely that of over-diagnosis and over-treatment, whereas the original problem was under-diagnosis and under-treatment. This is a consequence of what some people call multimorbidity but is actually a consequence of multi-speciality medical care, i.e. specialists in different disciplines making interventions either unaware of, or unclear of, the consequences of treatments being prescribed for that individual in other disciplines. The BGS therefore needs to lead a cultural revolution to emphasise that people of any age and with any number of conditions can become fitter and that increased fitness may prevent or delay the onset of the need for social care. (JL).
Accession NumberCPA-170728259 A
ClassmarkCC: LK2: CD: CE: CEA

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