Updated Oxford Handbook in Geriatric Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians

The latest edition of the Oxford Handbook in Geriatric Medicine has been significantly expanded and updated to reflect the substantial changes in clinical practice since the previous edition. This includes the Francis report and its impact on care for the older patient, the National Dementia Strategy and screening, and the evolution of the role of Geriatricians in other specialities.

With an ageing population, geriatric medicine is increasingly central to emergency and internal medicine in hospital settings and in general practice. Diseases are more common in the older person, and can be particularly difficult to assess and to treat effectively in a field that has limited evidence, yet makes up a substantial proportion of the work of most clinicians.

This handbook provides practical advice on common problems using clinical vignettes and how-to boxes. It is a practical, accessible, and essential guide for all medical staff who manage older patients. The new edition includes new material on risk scoring management of TIA, and a new chapter on the older surgical patient.

Edited by Lesley K. Bowker, James D. Price, Kunal S. Shah, and Sarah C. Smith, this third edition of the Oxford Handbook in Geriatric Medicine is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals working with older patients. Published by Oxford University Press, it is available in a flexibound format and contains 752 pages.