The Challenges Rewards Of Treating Older Adult Patients Youtube This webinar is a continuation of part 1, which aired on january 6, 2022. in part 2, dr. kevin hendler will review the two biggest problems in geriatric dentistry, additional challenges and rewards of treating older adult patients, as well as provide more restorative solutions and helpful hints. Complexity is the core clinical challenge when dealing with geriatric patients. as may be seen from figure 1, their clinical problems interact dynamically in a system of ageing organ, environmental factors, diseases, drugs and other contributing factors. figure 1. complexity of care of multimorbid older patients.
The Challenges Of Diagnosis And Treating The Very Elderly Patient With Judy beizer, pharmd, cbp, fascp, agsf, discusses the rewards and challenges of treating geriatric patients. this video was recorded at ascp's annual meeting and exhibition in las vegas, nevada in october 2015. They need tender love and care, a harsh word or slight insensitivity in their treatment may lead to negative outcomes. that’s why i hate it because this specialty needs a lot of patience and extra empathy. today, a very elderly patient diagnosed with bladder cancer came to our opd. he was 97 years old and was accompanied by two of his sons. Background person centered care (pcc) is critical in addressing the diverse health priorities of older adults. nurses play a pivotal role in implementing pcc, yet the nuances of the nurse patient relationship in outpatient settings remain underexplored. this study aimed to gain insights into nurses’ experiences, challenges, and strategies in caring for older adults through the lens of pcc. Caregiving of older adults is a major social issue with enormous implications for health care and with an estimated cost of $450 billion in the united states alone (feinberg, reinhard, houser, & choula, 2011). more than 60 million americans were family caregivers in 2009.
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