Geriatric Resource Teams: Equipping Primary Care Practices to Meet the Complex Care Needs of Older Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
Example GRT at the Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC)
Case Studies
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Title | Objectives |
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Deprescribing |
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Improving Care Transitions |
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Improving Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to Home Care Transitions |
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Dementia: Recognition and Initial Assessment |
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Living with Dementia: Safety, Security, and Staying at Home |
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Medication Safety: Preventing Adverse Drug Events and Improving Transition of Care |
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Accounting for Health Literacy in Primary Care of Older Adults |
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Buhr, G.; Dixon, C.; Dillard, J.; Nickolopoulos, E.; Bowlby, L.; Canupp, H.; Matters, L.; Konrad, T.; Previll, L.; Heflin, M.; et al. Geriatric Resource Teams: Equipping Primary Care Practices to Meet the Complex Care Needs of Older Adults. Geriatrics 2019, 4, 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040059
Buhr G, Dixon C, Dillard J, Nickolopoulos E, Bowlby L, Canupp H, Matters L, Konrad T, Previll L, Heflin M, et al. Geriatric Resource Teams: Equipping Primary Care Practices to Meet the Complex Care Needs of Older Adults. Geriatrics. 2019; 4(4):59. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040059
Chicago/Turabian StyleBuhr, Gwendolen, Carrissa Dixon, Jan Dillard, Elissa Nickolopoulos, Lynn Bowlby, Holly Canupp, Loretta Matters, Thomas Konrad, Laura Previll, Mitchell Heflin, and et al. 2019. "Geriatric Resource Teams: Equipping Primary Care Practices to Meet the Complex Care Needs of Older Adults" Geriatrics 4, no. 4: 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4040059