Position statement on interdisciplinary team training in geriatrics: An essential component of quality health care for older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 961-965

  Montagnini, Marcos ^a   Kaiser, Robert M ^b   Clark, Phillip G ^c   Dodd, Melanie A ^d   Goodwin, Carol ^e   Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S ^f   Ramsel, Dee ^g   Sanchez Reilly, Sandra E ^h   Semla, Todd P ⁱ   Smith, Heather ^j   Supiano, Katherine ^k   Tsukuda, Ruth Ann ^l   Zeiss, Antonette ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e American Geriatrics Society   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

ⁱ NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^l PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m Veterans Administration Central Office   (United States)

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Author keywords

geriatrics education; interdisciplinary; team training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION; UNIVERSITY;

GERIATRICS EDUCATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY; TEAM TRAINING;

ACCREDITATION; AGED; AGING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900818618     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12822     Document Type: Article

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