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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming. She keeps them informed of subtle changes, such as whether a person was verbal and eating and whether their medical conditions have changed.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

We advocated for the Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (HR 1202 / S794). The AAFP has long made clear that patients must be able to depend on their physicians to help them in making critical decisions about their health. Read more in the AAFP’s statement.