Outpatient Geriatrics Rotation for
Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residents

Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)

• Center for Evidence-Based Medicine
• Evidence-Based Medicine for Primary Care and Internal Medicine
• ACP Journal Club

Living Independently For Elders (LIFE)

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Living Independently For Elders (LIFE) Web site

General

• The Gerontological Society of America
• The American Geriatrics Society
• ElderWeb

Reading List General

• Medicare Benefits
• Campion EQ, The value of Geriatric interventions.  N Engl J Med.  1995; 332(20):  1376 - 1378
• Inouye SK et al. A multicomponent intervention to prevent delirium in the hospitalized older patient. NEJM. 340(9): 669-76, 1999 Mar 4.
• Reuben DB, Borok GM, Wolde-Tsadik G, et al.  A randomized trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the care of hospitalized patients.  N Engl J Med 1995; 332(20):  1345 - 1350

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