The topic should be of common interest and relevance to geriatricians, gerontologists or the professionals working in those areas.
Medication to maintain bone mass or stimulate new bone formation is seldom prescribed by geriatricians.
I discussed her care with the 'senior partner ' and the conclusion was to request a domiciliary visit from the local geriatrician.
However, for geriatricians to retreat to the medical admission unit and concentrate only on the secondary care of frail older people would be wrong.
Finally, we need to collate the experience of geriatricians running diabetic clinics in various formats.
This may include an orthopaedic surgeon, geriatrician, general practitioner, day hospital nurse, community nurse, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, social worker, dietitian, orthotist and home help.
As may be expected, they were not established on elderly patients, even less on the kind of elderly patients that geriatricians are likely to encounter.
Medical services were provided by consultant geriatricians in the specialist unit and by general practitioners in the community hospitals.
