ABSTRACT

This book is an authoritative and well-structured text which is both topic and curriculum oriented, aimed to appeal to a wider multi-professional audience in line with the current NHS workforce training needs in the UK. It is based on the ‘specialist certificate examination’ (SCE), awarded for the completion of higher specialist training. Following closely the published blueprint from the Royal College of Physicians, and the curriculum from JRCPTB, it provides an up-to-date bank of revision material. These 300 questions in the ‘single best answer’ (SBA) format (like the actual assessment), are complete with comprehensive, well-evidenced explanations and explanatory further reading material.

Key Features

  • Maps the entire curriculum covered on the geriatric specialization exam
  • Addresses the gap in the market to educate on the core curriculum for the busy professionals and post graduate medical trainees working towards this examination
  • The book is thematically organized to make it an accessible quick reference for also those not planning to take the exam but seeking to broaden and deepen their own knowledge base

chapter 1|27 pages

Acute Illness (Diagnosis and Management)

chapter 2|6 pages

Basic Science and Gerontology

chapter 5|9 pages

Continence

chapter 6|15 pages

Falls and Poor Mobility

chapter 7|7 pages

Geriatric Assessment

chapter 8|4 pages

Surgical Liaison

chapter 9|7 pages

Intermediate Care and Long-Term Care

chapter 10|5 pages

Nutrition

chapter 11|12 pages

Rehabilitation and Transfers of Care

chapter 12|45 pages

Specialty Topics