This volume is divided into five parts and fifteen chapters that address these topics by
examining ethnogeriatric foundations research issues clinical care in ethnogeriatrics
education and policy. Expertly written chapters by practicing geriatricians gerontologists
clinician researchers and clinician educators present a systematic approach to recognizing
analyzing and addressing the challenges of meeting the healthcare needs of a diverse population
and authors discuss ways in which to engage the community by increasing research participation
and by investigating the most prevalent diseases found in ethnic minorities. Ethnogeriatrics
discusses issues related to working with culturally diverse elders that tend not to be
addressed in typical training curricula and is essential reading for geriatricians
hospitalists advance practice nurses social workers and others who are part of a
multidisciplinary team that provides high quality care to older patients.
