Affiliations 

  • 1 Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Department of Medicine, Geriatric Unit, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. hoonlang@yahoo.com
  • 2 Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Clinical Research Centre, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2021 07;76(4):562-564.
PMID: 34305118

Abstract

Geriatric medicine practice requires a multidimensional and multidisciplinary assessment to provide a holistic overview of the older patients. During the current COVID-19 pandemic time, it becomes more critical to ensure that the elderly patients continue to receive regular geriatric care for their pre-existing chronic illness and at the same time avoid unnecessary exposure to COVID-19 virus. Geriatric telemedicine clinic provides a convenient solution to ensure continuity of care for the older patients. Careful patient selection, technical requirement, geriatric assessment via audio-visual communication, and caretaker involvement were among the important issues discussed in this article.

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