Geriatric Medicine: A New Challenge

Doctors that specialize in geriatric medicine are called geriatricians, and they focus on health care of the elderly. It is a separate field because of the distinct health challenges and conditions that elders usually present. There are also other geriatric health professionals, including nurses. The United States, Canada, Europe and Japan are facing an aging process, which brings new challenges to their societies and governments. Health professionals also face new challenges; as the population ages, less pediatricians and more geriatricians and geriatric health professionals are required. However, this is not an instant change; it is a process that takes time. It is a reality that those countries are already facing a situation that has the potential to become an enormous problem if it is not solved soon; they are

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