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Preparing Canadian physicians for health care of older adults
Author(s)Irene Turpie, Howard Bergman, Christopher Patterson
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 4, April 1998
Pagespp 511-516 (Geriatric medicine in Canada)
KeywordsGeneral practitioners ; General practice ; Teaching hospitals ; Postgraduate education ; Canada.
AnnotationThis article outlines the development and present state of education in the health care of older adults in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education programmes in Canadian medicine. Geriatric medicine is not a popular specialty, and quality of care is dependent on members of the medical profession being prepared to increase their expertise in geriatrics. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-980527009 A
ClassmarkQT6: L5: V6: V7P: 7S

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