Geriatric Care 2008 

Edited by ::Dr. O. P. Sharma

A Textbook on Geriatrics and Gerontology

About the book

Geriatric Care is a compilation of carefully chosen topics pertaining to Clinical Geriatrics and Gerontology. The chapters have been written by authors with wide ranging experience in treating the Elderly, especially in India. This approach has been rendered necessary by the fact that the problems of the Indian elderly differ from their American or European contemporaries due to differences in race, nutrition, socio-economic factors and climatic conditions. Since this book provides a comprehensive account of the care needed for the Indian elderly, it will be an asset for family physicians also who treat elderly patients. Geriatrics is a multi-discipline speciality that is being added to the academic curricula of Medical Colleges. This book will therefore prove a competent guide for Medical Students in general, and students of Geriatrics in particular, who will find everything they need to know within the cover of a single volume.

About the Author

Dr. O. P. Sharma is consultant physician with special interest in Geriatrics. As National Professor of Geriatrics and General Secretary, Geriatric Society of India, he has vast experience in organizing conferences on Geriatrics at the Regional, National and International levels. He is the Course-Director cum Editor on "PG Diploma Certificate Course on Geriatrics" of IMA AKN Sinha Institute and Course Writer of "PG Distance Education Course on Geriatrics" of IGNOU. Besides being a Founder Fellow of Indian College of Physicians, Geriatric Society of India and International College of Nutrition, he is also a Fellow of IMA College of General Practitioners, IMA Academy of Medical Specialties, International Academy of Medical Specialties and Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine. A recipient of various orations and awards, he is life member of twenty-one Scientific Associations. Envisioning the need for a comprehensive textbook on the care of the Indian Elderly, he has conceptualized, edited and brought out this first textbook on Geriatrics and gerontology for medical students, nurses and doctors interested in Geriatric Care. He has recently been awarded FRCP for his extensive contribution to Geriatrics by the University Of Edinbourough.

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