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Geriatric Teams in the Long-term Care Facility

Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112

Geriatric teams have emerged as an accepted method of health care delivery to the elderly patient in ambulatory and acute inpatient settings. As one model of specialized health care teams, geriatric teams vary in structure, membership, and type. The purposes may be diverse, ranging from providing primary care to multidimensional functional and diagnostic assessment. Geriatric teams have convincingly demonstrated benefit to the care of the elderly. Overcoming significant barriers to their formation, geriatric teams are beginning to develop in long-term care facilities as a result of economic and educational pressures. However, the unique environment and needs of the long-term care facility have resulted in differences in leadership, membership, and structure of long-term care teams. Pharmacist involvement in the long-term care geriatric team could benefit the facility, patient care, and the profession. The key to future involvement by pharmacists in teams appears to depend on their interest, ability to acquire necessary skills, and demonstration of unique professional contributions.

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 1, No. 3, 195-201 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/089719008800100308


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