Geriatrician

I usually wear my physician hat when I blog here (I'm an internist-geriatrician), but the New York Times front-page story on Halloween describing difficulties handling finances as we age forces me to put on another one. ❋ M.D. Mark Lachs (2010)

We have taken care of people at home with palliative care for six or seven years — people with a range of cancers, scleroderma, emphysema and shortness of breath, says Diane Meier, a geriatrician at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But there's not a single geriatrician – a doctor who specializes in treating the elderly – in all of Putnam County, where a fifth of the county's 74,000 people are seniors. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Illinois geriatrician Cheryl Woodson said she avoids making assumptions about her patients' health literacy. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I was surprised by the magnitude of the issue, said lead author Dr. James Goodwin, a geriatrician and researcher at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Then a larger team, including a geriatrician, pharmacist and physical therapist, develop a care plan. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Fewer patients are developing pressure ulcers and more are getting the assessment they need from a specialist geriatrician – 37% compared with 24% in 2009. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"BE YOUR OWN HEALTH ADVOCATE" SEMINAR, John R. Burton, a Johns Hopkins geriatrician, offer tips on Medicare and other health-care coverage and the best ways to communicate with a doctor. 6-8 p.m., ❋ Post (2010)

We need a new breed of "geriatrician GPs" whose clear role is to "see the person" and help each individual to maintain the best possible quality of life for the longest duration. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The launch is expected to be attended by Hazel Biggs, professor of law at Southampton University, and Professor Raymond Tallis, a philosopher and former geriatrician, who will discuss ethics and outline why he has changed his mind on assisted dying. ❋ Jamie Doward (2010)

In half a day, a geriatrician meeting with one team can impact 500 patients, Counsell says. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Something is happening in hip fracture, said Colin Currie, consultant geriatrician and one of the report's authors. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As an internist and geriatrician working (as well as a lifelong New Yorker), I got a bird's eye view as Saint Vincent's did god's work in caring for generations of some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers. ❋ M.D. Mark Lachs (2010)

Call a family meeting, but be sure to have a neutral mediator run it — a geriatrician, social worker, psychoanalyst or care manager. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Frailty, says Katalin Roth, a geriatrician and internist in Washington, D.C., can be a downward cascade that leads to hospitalization and death. ❋ Unknown (2011)