Understanding clinical care for elder mistreatment: Common and often neglected

Saturday, October 10, 2009: 2:15 PM-3:35 PM
Bayside C (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Speaker:
Noel H. Ballentine, Division, of, General, Internal, Medicine, Director, of, Geriatric, Health, Hershey Medical Center/ Penn State University College of Medicine


Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Description:
Elder abuse shares many features of other domestic violence but has important differences. This presentation will explore issues of elder mistreatment through a combination of brief lecture format, group problem solving regarding a case of possible elder abuse.