Course Description
PG diploma in gerontology aims at equipping the practicing doctors with information and skills within the field of Geriatric medicine and enable them to deal with the special issues faced by the elderly. The medicine and the clinical features of diseases vary in this age group and drug dosages and interactions also differ. Geriatric management requires not only medical interventions but also special economic and environmental interventions. This program aims at not only enhancing the information but also multiskilling the doctors in order that they'll give primary-level care to the elderly.