What's in the web for family physicians - geriatric medicine

Alfred KY Tang 鄧權恩

The Hong Kong Geriatrics Society
http://www.fmshk.com.hk/hkgs/home.htm

The home page of the Hong Kong Geriatric Society gives an outline of the various functions of the Society. It features the newsletter and the Journal of the Society, press releases and position statements made by the Society and other web-links on Geriatrics on Internet. The educational materials on Geriatrics, and SARS and Elderly are particularly educational for primary care physicians.

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics

The comprehensive yet concise textbook on Geriatrics is available online free of charge. A total of 134 chapters of text materials can be accessed with simple mouse clicks. The search function allows search of any keyword within the text materials with ease. The website provides a very handy tool for looking up any Geriatric topic.

Liverpool Handbook of Geriatric Medicine
http://www.liv.ac.uk/GeriatricMedicine/TextbookFrame1.htm

A concise handbook on Geriatrics presenting major principles and common problems of geriatrics. The content is divided into 3 sections: Introduction, Giants of Geriatric Medicine and Common Problems in Old Age. Articles are easy to read, and essential issues on Geriatrics are laid out nicely in the website.

Dr. Stall's Educational Web Page on Geriatrics
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/index.html

A Geriatrician's website featuring principles and advice on geriatric medicine from his own experience. Clinical tools for assessing geriatric patients are made available online: Mini-mental Status Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale and Global Deterioration Scale. Other Geriatric weblinks are also listed.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/

This well designed website maintained by National Institute of Health with focus on aging problems presents a wide range of topics, from specific diseases or health conditions to treatments and research relating to aging. In addition, specific information from NIA about Alzheimers Disease is available.

Age and Ageing
http://ageing.oupjournals.org/

Age and Ageing is the Journal of the British Geriatric Society and is an international journal publishing original articles and reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology. Its range includes research on ageing and clinical, epidemiological and psychological aspects of later life. Users can register for free with the website, or request Email Table of Content of future issues.

Geriatric Times
http://www.geriatrictimes.com/clinical.html

Geriatric Times is a well illustrated site on Geriatrics with special reports, compelling editorial content, news coverage, continuing education articles and patient teaching aids. It provides a good resource on Geriatrics for healthcare professionals and patients. The website harbours a huge list of Geriatric weblinks.