Sara Al-Khawaga, Wasim Akram, Khairunnisa Hussain, Mani Chandran, Joerg Buddenkotte, Febu Elizabeth Joy, Sena Manjooran, Basheer Kolaparambath, Hala Mosaad, Khalifa Al-Naama, Hanadi Al Hamad, Martin Steinhoff
Background: The 'GeriDerm' (geriatric dermatology) clinic, is a new dermatology-based service at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), accommodating the needs of our elderly population living in the State of Qatar. Due to the global demographic transition towards an elderly population (≥65 years of age), incidences of chronic diseases, including dermatologic conditions, rise in parallel. Patients of older age are at higher risk of using multiple medications, seeing multiple care providers, often receiving multiple diverging pieces of information, and feeling lost within the system...
2023: Qatar Medical Journal