This issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, devoted to Geriatrics, is guest edited by Steven D. Johnson, PA-C. Articles in this issue include: Falls and the Older Adult: Prevention and evaluation; Cognitive Decline and Dementia; Shared Medical Appointments for Older Adults; Advanced Care Planning and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Program (POLST); Palliative Care; Home Care; Successful Aging; Functional Assessment and Pain Management; and more! CME is also available for subscribers to the series.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 8. Foreword - p. xi 9. Preface - p. xiii 10. Erratum - p. xv 11. Editorial - p. xvii 12. An Elder Care Imperative - p. 469 13. Evaluation and Management of Falls - p. 479 14. Cognitive Decline and Dementia: Primary Care Evaluation and When to Refer - p. 487 15. Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - p. 495 16. Palliative Care of the Older Adult - p. 505 17. Functional Assessment and Pain Management - p. 521 18. Depression in Older Adults: A Treatable Medical Condition - p. 531 19. Managing Polypharmacy in the 15-Minute Office Visit - p. 543 20. Geriatric Assessment for Primary Care Providers - p. 559
This issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, devoted to Geriatrics, is guest edited by Steven D. Johnson, PA-C. Articles in this issue include: Falls and the Older Adult: Prevention and evaluation; Cognitive Decline and Dementia; Shared Medical Appointments for Older Adults; Advanced Care Planning and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Program (POLST); Palliative Care; Home Care; Successful Aging; Functional Assessment and Pain Management; and more! CME is also available for subscribers to the series.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 8. Foreword - p. xi 9. Preface - p. xiii 10. Erratum - p. xv 11. Editorial - p. xvii 12. An Elder Care Imperative - p. 469 13. Evaluation and Management of Falls - p. 479 14. Cognitive Decline and Dementia: Primary Care Evaluation and When to Refer - p. 487 15. Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment - p. 495 16. Palliative Care of the Older Adult - p. 505 17. Functional Assessment and Pain Management - p. 521 18. Depression in Older Adults: A Treatable Medical Condition - p. 531 19. Managing Polypharmacy in the 15-Minute Office Visit - p. 543 20. Geriatric Assessment for Primary Care Providers - p. 559
