#Frailty and #IntrinsicCapacity are not competing constructs

Their complementary use supports delivering integrated, person-centred #care for older people, grounded in a holistic, capacity-focused, #multidisciplinary approach

#Geriatrics #PrimaryCare #Health

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https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ageing/afag138/8689999?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=ageing&utm_medium=email

#Frailty and #IntrinsicCapacity: integrating complementary concepts to promote healthy #ageing and transformation of #care

"...what unites and differentiates them, and how each contributes to a common understanding of high-quality, integrated care for older people..."

#Geriatrics #Health #Aging #MedMastodon

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https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/55/5/afag138/8689999

IlPescara: Morto a 50 anni il medico geriatra Fabio Tolloso

Lutto nella Asl di Pescara per la prematura scomparsa di Fabio Tolloso, medico che lavorava nel reparto di Geriatria dell'ospedale “Santo Spirito” di Pescara.“La direzione trategica della Asl di Pescara esprime profondo cordoglio per la prematura scomparsa del dottor Fabio Tolloso, medico...

Dr. Fabio Tolloso died at age 50.

There is mourning in the Pescara Health Authority for the premature death of Fabio Tolloso, a doctor who worked in the Geriatrics department of the “Santo Spirito” Hospital in Pescara. “The strategic direction of the Pescara Health Authority expresses deep condolences for the premature death of Dr. Fabio Tolloso, a doctor…

#FabioTolloso #Geriatrics #Pescara

https://www.ilpescara.it/cronaca/fabio-tolloso-morto-medico-geriatra.html

Morto a 50 anni il medico geriatra Fabio Tolloso

Lutto nell'ospedale di Pescara per la prematura scomparsa dello stimato professionista

IlPescara

Clinical and #Care Coordination Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in a Geriatric #Emergency Department

"...The existence of an established #PrimaryCare relationship significantly predicted lower in-hospital mortality..."

#Frailty #Geriatrics

https://www.jamda.com/article/S1525-8610%2826%2900117-9/fulltext

Clinical and #Care Coordination Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in a Geriatric #Emergency Department "...The existence of an established #PrimaryCare relationship significantly predicted lower in-hospital mortality..." #Frailty #Geriatrics www.jamda.com/article/S152...

Clinical and Care Coordination...

Designing Consent Processes for #Research With Older Adults Who May Lack Decisional Capacity: A Guide for Investigators

#Ethics #Geriatrics #Science #Medicine

https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70473?af=R

Geriatric #medicine across countries: Specialised workforce, training and system integration challenges

Overview of the current status of #GeriatricMedicine and the professional landscape of #geriatricians

#Geriatrics #Ageing #Aging #Care #MedMastodon

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https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2260-1341(26)00021-6

The word "old" generates: decline, disease, obsolescence. The word "elder" generates: wisdom, resilience, respect.

Same demographic. Same stage of life. One word change.

This is not just linguistics — it shapes clinical decisions, public policy, and how we allocate resources to human beings.

#SciencePodcast #EvidenceBasedMedicine #Geriatrics #CanadianHealth

Why Scotland's 400,000 unpaid #carers of working age deserve a better deal

The issue of unpaid carers is being marginalised despite its importance to Scotland’s #economy, writes Dr Louise Lawson

#Scotland #Aging #Ageing #Geriatrics #Care #Geriatrics

https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/why-scotlands-400000-unpaid-carers-of-working-age-deserve-a-better-deal-8165400

Why Scotland's 400,000 unpaid carers of working age deserve a better deal

The issue of unpaid carers is being marginalised despite its importance to Scotland’s economy, writes Dr Louise Lawson

The Scotsman