Main description:

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edtied by Drs. Danelle Cayea and Samuel C. Durso, is devoted to Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine. Articles in this issue include: The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit; Individualized Cancer Screening; Frailty; Medication Appropriateness; Geriatric Syndromes; Mental Health; Cardiovascular Screening; Preoperative Screening; Safety; Substance Use Disorders; Sexuality; Vaccines; and Excercise.

Contents:

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Screening and Prevention in Geriatric Medicine

Preface: Screening and Prevention in the Modern Era

The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

Individualized Approach to Cancer Screening in Older Adults

Frailty Screening and Interventions: Considerations for Clinical Practice

Screening for Medication Appropriateness in Older Adults

Screening for Geriatric Syndromes: Falls, Urinary/Fecal Incontinence, and Osteoporosis

Screening Older Adults for Mental Disorders

Cardiovascular Screening and Primary Prevention in Older Adults

Preoperative Screening

Driving Dilemmas: A Guide to Driving Assessment in Primary Care

Prevention and Screening of Unhealthy Substance Use by Older Adults

Vaccinations in Older Adults

Exercise and Older Adults