Volume 32, Number 6

November 2003

Challenges in Geriatric Medicine: Geriatric Services and Education

Ignatz Nascher first proposed disease and medical care of the aged as a separate specialty and invented the term “geriatrics” in 1909. However, the growth of geriatric medicine and healthcare of the elderly is often attributed to the pioneering work of Majorie Warren who successfully treated and rehabilitated seemingly...

Aged Care Services in Singapore – An Overview

The last century has witnessed the establishment of geriatric medicine as a well-recognised medical specialty supported by a respectable body of evidence, which shows that it is able to improve the health outcomes of frail older persons. Since the pioneering work of Marjory Warren in the 1930s, different models...

Aged Care Issues and Services in Australia

In Australia, the number of elderly people is increasing rapidly. In 2001, the population of Australia was approximately 19 million people and about 12.6% of this population were >65 years old. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full...

The Development of Geriatric Psychiatry Services in Singapore

The population of Singapore is ageing. In 2002, it was estimated that there were 252,700 persons aged >65 years, forming 7.5% of the population. By 2030, there will be 794,000, forming 18.4% of the population. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top...

Urinary Incontinence in Older Persons: A Simple Approach to a Complex Problem

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine which is objectively demonstrable and is a social or hygienic problem. Trivial as it may sound, it is in fact a major geriatric syndrome which may pose as major public health threat with increasing magnitude in this ageing society, due to...