GERIATRIC REHABILITATION: FROM BEDSIDE TO CURBSIDE

• Section I: Basics of Aging
1.Demographics, Biology & Physiology
2. Physical Examination & Health Assessment
3. Psychosocial Assessment
4. Functional Assessment & Measures
5. Pharmacology in Geriatrics
6. Exercise in the Older Adults
• Section II: Geriatric Syndromes
7. Frailty
8. Delirium
9. Incontinence in Older Adults and K.Rao Poduri, M.D.,FAAPMR
10. Falls & Gait Disorders
11. Pressure Ulcers
12. Pain in the Older Adult
13.Polypharmacy and Rational Prescribing: Finding the "Golden Mean" for the "Silver Tsunami"
14. Sleep Disorders
• Section III: Systemic Disorders in Geriatric Rehabilitation
15. Dysphagia in Older Adults
16. Vision Impairment
17. Arthritis and Common Musculoskeletal Conditions
18. Osteoporosis & Exercise in Older Adults
19. Diabetes Mellitus
20. Cardiovascular Diseases
21. Pulmonary Diseases
22. Cerebrovascular Diseases
23. Cancer
24. Spinal Cord Injury
25. Parkinson’s Disease
26. Aging with Developmental Disabilities
• Section IV: Health maintenance, Care giving, & Post-acute Rehabilitation - Bed-side to Curb-side
27. Rehabilitation Settings
28. Complimentary & Alternative Approaches to Geriatric Rehabilitation
29. Assistive Technology
30. Ethical Issues in Older Adults
31. Palliative Care & End of Life Issues Rashmi Khadilkar, M.D., Hilary Yehling, M.D., and Timothy Quill, M.D.
32. Economics & Resources in Geriatric Rehabilitation K. Rao Poduri, M.D., FAAPMR
33. Aging Gracefully: A Global Perspective

Geriatric Rehabilitation addresses the fact that this is an age in which individuals have increasing longevity, better health care, education and expectations of health care which present new, increasing and even radical challenges to health care providers.
The care of our older patients in rehabilitation settings demands the broad understanding of the key differences in strategies to care for older adults. The combined skills embraced in rehabilitation and geriatrics are presenting unprecedented opportunities for both fields to make substantive and even ground-breaking improvements in the lives of millions of older adults who entrust their lives to us. Rarely in one’s medical career are such opportunities so evident and achievable.
Geriatric Rehabilitation edited by Dr. K. Rao Poduri, MD. FAAPMR draws on a distinguished group of authors who are the front-line providers of care to the older adults. This book presents the full spectrum of the unique care needs of older patients who need the combined skills of physical medicine and geriatrics. It provides an easily accessible means of acquiring and improving these new skills for all those involved in geriatric care.

Features
• Addresses all pertinent topics in one volume
• Includes the contributions of world-class researchers and practitioners in a number of different fields
• Focuses on a topic of national and international importance that will gain in relevancy over time
• Looks at the needs of an aging population that is increasingly at risk for a number of different diseases and disabilities
• Contains extensive references at the end of each chapter to enhance further study

Author
K. Rao. Poduri, M.D.,FAAPMR is Professor and Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, in Rochester, NY.