Top 5 Geriatric Medicine Apps for Primary Care Providers
Our app reviewer picked out the top 5 apps in geriatric care. Scroll through our quick slideshow to get the highlights.
Top 5 Geriatric Medicine Apps for Primary Care Providers
MedStopper.
MedStopper is available at medstopper.com and can be accessed on your desktop and any mobile device.
Safe Older Drivers by the American Geriatrics Society.
Safe Older Drivers is availabe at iTunes and Google Play.
Edmonton Frail Scale by Create Studio BVBA.
Edmonton Frail Scale is available at iTunes and Google Play.
AGS Geriatrics Evaluation & Management Tools by the American Geriatrics Society.
AGS GEMS is available at iTunes and Google Play.
Geriatric Depression and Dementia Scale (GDDS) by Blake Scanlon.
GDDS is available at iTunes and Google Play.
Our app reviewer tweets at @TedWJamesMD
What are the top technology tools we can use to help our elderly patients on a daily basis? Well, our app reviewer has hand-selected the top 5 apps that every physician should know about to better help their older patients. In the slideshow above, we offer highlights from: An easy-to-use website designed to make discontinuing medications in older adults safe. An app that offers healthcare professionals assessment strategies to help protect older patients from motor vehicle accidents.  An app to easily assess the state of frailty of older patients. An app that provides guidance to both clinicians and trainees caring for older patients. A mobile evaluation tool for assessing older adults at risk for dementia and depression.Â
