The team approach to geriatric care.

Abstract

Medicine is a disease-oriented discipline as traditionally taught in medical schools. Geriatrics, however, calls for a more people-oriented stance. The elderly often have many special medical related problems that cannot be met by the physician alone. Working together, the physician, nurse practitioner, and occupational therapist can form an extremely effective team not only for treatment of the chronically ill elderly, but also for addressing the important area of prevention.