Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem?
Authors: David Hamerman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2012)

Letters18 September 2012Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem?David Hamerman, MDDavid Hamerman, MDFrom International Longevity Center, New York, NY 10028.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-157-6-201209180-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Two recent editorials in Annals cast a very baleful eye on the state of geriatrics in our nation, viewing it either as “terminally ill” (1) or a “societal scotoma” (2). In light of the “graying” of America and the important conceptual clinical practice innovations that geriatrics has developed for comprehensive care of older persons (especially those with multiple and complex “geriatric syndromes”), both articles make clear that the possibility that this specialty may not survive in this nation's health care system is truly a cause for alarm, reconsideration, and corrective action. Indeed, the issues are critical and ...References1. Golden AG, Silverman MA, Mintzer MJ. Is geriatric medicine terminally ill? Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:654-6. [PMID: 22547474] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Leipzig RM, Hall WJ, Fried LP. Treating our societal scotoma: the case for investing in geriatrics, our nation's future, and our patients. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:657-9. [PMID: 22547475] LinkGoogle Scholar3. Hamerman D, Maklan CW. Geriatric practice. Taking up where primary care leaves off. Am J Med. 1987;82:525-8. [PMID: 3826104] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Hamerman D. Geriatric Bioscience: The Link Between Aging and Disease. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 2007. Google Scholar5. Hamerman D. Integrating aging into geriatric practice: an emerging orientation for health care [Editorial]. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58:2024-5. [PMID: 20929473] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Hamerman D. Can biogerontologists and geriatricians unite to apply aging science to health care in the decade ahead? J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2010;65:1193-7. [PMID: 20591875] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: David Hamerman, MDAffiliations: From International Longevity Center, New York, NY 10028.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoIs Geriatric Medicine Terminally Ill? Adam G. Golden , Michael A. Silverman , and Michael J. Mintzer Treating Our Societal Scotoma: The Case for Investing in Geriatrics, Our Nation's Future, and Our Patients Rosanne M. Leipzig , William J. Hall , and Linda P. Fried Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem? Leslie S. Libow Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem? Kenneth M. Madden and Kenneth Rockwood Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem? T.S. Dharmarajan and Abishek Kumar Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem? Hajime Ichiseki Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem? Giuseppe Bellelli and Marco Trabucchi Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem? Adam G. Golden , Michael A. Silverman , and Michael J. Mintzer Dialogue on Geriatrics: How Should We Fix the Problem? John R. Burton and Samuel C. Durso Metrics Cited byBasic Geriatrics Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Trainees in a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia 18 September 2012Volume 157, Issue 6Page: 455-456KeywordsAgingConflicts of interestElderlyForecastingGeriatricsHealth careMedical education ePublished: 18 September 2012 Issue Published: 18 September 2012 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...