This book is designed to present an overview of common geriatrics
ethical issues that arise during patient care and research
activities. Each chapter includes a case example and practical
learning pearls that are useful in day-to-day patient care.
Coverage includes a brief overview of geriatric epidemiology,
highlighting the high rates of dementia, use of surrogate decisions
makers at the end-of-life, relocation from home to long-term care
facilities, and low health literacy in the geriatrics population.
Sections are devoted to issues around capacity, surrogate decision
making, end-of-life care, hemodialysis in the elderly, and futility
as well as challenges presented by independence questions, such as
dementia care, driving, feeding, and intimacy in nursing homes. The
text also addresses questions around recognizing, reporting, and
treating elder abuse and self-neglect, ethics related to research
and technology in the geriatric population, and the use of e-mail,
Facebook, and open notes. Written by experts in the field, Ethical
Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics is a valuable tool for
trainees at a variety of levels including medical students,
residents, and fellows. In addition, it provides practical guidance
and a useful reference for practicing geriatricians, primary care
physicians, geriatric nurses, social workers, nursing home workers,
hospice care employees, and all medical health professionals
working with the elderly.
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