Session 3: The Geriatric Assessment – Essentials
1. Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Illustrate how the clinical presentation of elderly patients often differs from those of their younger counterparts, including atypical findings and multisystem syndromes
Describe how multidisciplinary medicine is essential to the quality care of the elderly
Explain the purpose and scope of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
Describe the methods used to collect information regarding the medical, nutritional, social, neuropsychiatric, and functional status of older adults
Identify problem areas and propose reasonable interventions based on information obtained from the geriatric assessment
2. Readings
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Gill TM. Geriatric medicine: it's more than caring for old people. American Journal of Medicine. 113(1):85-90, 2002 Jul.
3. Additional Resource
Continuity of Care: Integration of Services. Merck Manual of Geriatrics