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Are Physicians Referring Their Elderly Patients To Geriatricians? Asks Study That Finds Surprising Answer And Highlights The Need For A Shift In Care

May 2nd, 2009 by admin

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While the U.S. counts only 7,500 or so geriatricians — physicians with advanced training that prepares them to care for the frailest, sickest older patients — it’s now home to more than 38 million adults who are 65 and older. And that number is expected to nearly double, to 77 million, in the next two decades. With so few geriatricians and so many older Americans, the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP) recently asked the directors of U.S.

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