Health Care for the Elderly
Today's Challenges, Tomorrow's Options-Canadian Medical Association; The CMA Committee on the Health Care of the Elderly
1996 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 13-17
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1996 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 13-17
The report of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Committee on health care of the elderly was translated, in reference to the teaching of geriatric medicine.
The present state of geriatric medicine teaching, the characteristics of health care for the elderly, the integration of geriatric medicine education, the curriculum of geriatrics, and the particular problems of postgraduate education in Canada were analysed. Some recommendations for improvement were proposed.
