About

Background

Welcome to the Geriatrics Hub, the online resource and study guide for medical students learning about caring for older adults at the University of Toronto. This online guide was created to address students’ need for up-to-date, relevant, and distilled resources for clinical reference and study about geriatrics during the clerkship rotations. The topic objectives align with the 2021 Canadian Geriatrics Society medical student competencies.

Content

The content that is referenced on The Hub includes journal articles, guidelines, videos and online learning modules. Where we have been able to obtain permission from the copyright holder, resources have been posted on the website. Other resources may be accessed by following the links listed under each topic. Please note that some articles may only be accessed through a University of Toronto networked computer. The content will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that it is kept up-to-date.

Ownership

The website is owned by the MD Program, Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

Acknowledgements

Project funded by Baycrest AHSC AFP Innovation Fund
We would like to acknowledge the following individuals who are instrumental in the development of the Hub:

Geriatric Medicine Residents: Syed Yaser Habeeb, Amneet Thiara

Summer students: Dane Wanniarachige, Yesh Rai, Ada Posner

Regional Geriatric Program (RGP) Toronto for various resources

Content development

Students: Adrian Chan, Adriano Mollica Arnav Agarwal, Ayan Dey, Amanda Canfield, Ari Cuperfain, Andrew Perrella Christina Reppas, Carson Lo, Jessica Wilson, Judith Kwok, Karishma Ramjee, Marina Abdel Malak, Mark von Allmen, Susy Lam, Sarah Kanji,Tina Felfeli

Residents: Amneet Thiara, Anne Millen, Prakash Babani, Charlene Paddock, Victoria YY Xu

Faculty: Dr. Amy Freedman, Dr. Gary Naglie, Dr. Karen de Silva, Dr. Marisa Zorzitto, Dr. Michelle Hart, Dr. Shabbir Alibhai, Dr. Shelley Veinish, Dr. Carol Ott, Dr. Sid Feldman, and Dr. Thiru Yogaparan

Teams: Baycrest Interprofessional Integrated Care Team (ICCT) and Interprofessional Primary Care team (IPCT)

Thirumagal Yogaparan, MD, FRCP
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Baycrest Health Sciences

Michelle Hart, MD, CCFP(COE), FCFP, M.Sc.C.H.
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Geriatrics/Care of elderly Undergraduate Theme Lead, University of Toronto
Baycrest Health Sciences

Marcus Law, MD, MBA, MEd, CCFP, FCFP
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Associate Dean, MD Program
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto