Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics
A Case-Based Approach
- 8th Edition - September 9, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Jane F. Potter, Ellen Flaherty, Matthew K. McNabney, Mitchell T. Heflin, Mallory McClester Brown
- Language: English
Using a unique, case-based approach, Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics, 8th Edition, is the #1 resource of choice for busy primary care providers who need a comprehensive… Read more
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Description
Description
Using a unique, case-based approach, Ham's Primary Care Geriatrics, 8th Edition, is the #1 resource of choice for busy primary care providers who need a comprehensive, easy-to-read source of practical clinical guidance to care for the growing population of older adults. You’ll find key clinical information, expert advice, and evidence-based medical guidelines that cover the patient presentations you’re most likely to encounter in everyday practice. The consistent, streamlined content and enjoyable writing style keep you informed and engaged while using the up-to-date, case study format that is ideal for learning, retention, and rapid recall.
Key features
Key features
- Takes an interprofessional, holistic approach to patient care, covering not only clinical conditions (diagnosis, treatment, and management), but also social, emotional, cultural, and economic considerations
- Uses a highly templated, case study format highlighted by clinical photos, illustrations, tables, and boxes throughout—with many cases and visuals new to this edition
- Contains new chapters or sections on population health from a pandemic perspective; disaster medicine as it applies to older adults; diversity, healthcare equity, inclusion, and social determinants of healthcare in geriatric medicine; gun violence; skin ulcers; anxiety; anticoagulation; kidney disease; revised guidance on drug use in older adults; and more
- Covers key topics such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease management; frailty; polypharmacy and medication management; fall prevention and balance disorders; delirium prevention and management; chronic disease management; nutrition and malnutrition; depression and anxiety; bone health; and much more
- Reflects the most current data available on the unique conditions and needs of older adults
- Includes key learning objectives and USMLE-style questions in every chapter
- Shares expert guidance from a new editorial team of world-class authorities in the field of geriatric medicine, as well as new contributing authors who offer up-to-date, varied perspectives
- Online extras include billing and coding tips; dizziness, gait, and balance video resources; a dermatology quiz; and a Cognitive Status Assessment with tests and patient teaching guides
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date
Readership
Readership
Primary Care practitioners and trainees; Geriatricians
Table of contents
Table of contents
1 Principles of Primary Care of Older Adults
2 Appropriate Prescribing
3 Billing and Coding
4 Cultural and Social Considerations in Caring for Older Adults
5 Ethics
6 Financing and Organization of Healthcare
7 Geriatric Assessment
8 Home Care
9 Hospital Care
10 Integrative and Complementary Medicine
11 Interprofessional Team Care
12 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Medicine in Older Adults
13 Long-Term Care
14 Palliative Care
15 Rehabilitation
16 Wellness and Prevention
17 Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
18 Anticoagulation
19 Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders
20 Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
21 Delirium
22 Depression
23 Dizziness
24 Driving
25 Elder Mistreatment
26 Frailty
27 Gait, Balance, and Falls
28 Genito-urinary Disorders in Men and Sexual Health in Older People
29 Geriatric Emergency Care
30 Hearing Impairment
31 Malnutrition and Feeding Problems
32 Persistent Pain
33 Pressure Injuries and Skin Ulcers
34 Sleep Disorders in Older Individuals
35 Substance Use in Older Adults
36 Syncope
37 Urinary Incontinence
38 Visual Impairment and Eye Problems
39 Anemia in Older Adults
40 Arthritis and Related Disorders
41 Geriatric Oncology
42 Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
43 Diabetes Mellitus
44 Foot Problems
45 Geriatric Gastroenterology: A Case-Based Approach
46 Geriatric Dermatology
47 Heart Failure in Older Adults
48 Hypertension
49 Infectious Diseases
50 Chronic Kidney Disease in the Geriatric Population
51 Integrating Geriatric Oral Health with Primary Care: A Case-Based Approach
52 Osteoporosis
53 Parkinson Disease for the Geriatrician
54 Peripheral Vascular Disease
55 Pulmonary Disease
56 Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
57 Thyroid Disorders
2 Appropriate Prescribing
3 Billing and Coding
4 Cultural and Social Considerations in Caring for Older Adults
5 Ethics
6 Financing and Organization of Healthcare
7 Geriatric Assessment
8 Home Care
9 Hospital Care
10 Integrative and Complementary Medicine
11 Interprofessional Team Care
12 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Medicine in Older Adults
13 Long-Term Care
14 Palliative Care
15 Rehabilitation
16 Wellness and Prevention
17 Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
18 Anticoagulation
19 Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders
20 Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
21 Delirium
22 Depression
23 Dizziness
24 Driving
25 Elder Mistreatment
26 Frailty
27 Gait, Balance, and Falls
28 Genito-urinary Disorders in Men and Sexual Health in Older People
29 Geriatric Emergency Care
30 Hearing Impairment
31 Malnutrition and Feeding Problems
32 Persistent Pain
33 Pressure Injuries and Skin Ulcers
34 Sleep Disorders in Older Individuals
35 Substance Use in Older Adults
36 Syncope
37 Urinary Incontinence
38 Visual Impairment and Eye Problems
39 Anemia in Older Adults
40 Arthritis and Related Disorders
41 Geriatric Oncology
42 Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
43 Diabetes Mellitus
44 Foot Problems
45 Geriatric Gastroenterology: A Case-Based Approach
46 Geriatric Dermatology
47 Heart Failure in Older Adults
48 Hypertension
49 Infectious Diseases
50 Chronic Kidney Disease in the Geriatric Population
51 Integrating Geriatric Oral Health with Primary Care: A Case-Based Approach
52 Osteoporosis
53 Parkinson Disease for the Geriatrician
54 Peripheral Vascular Disease
55 Pulmonary Disease
56 Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
57 Thyroid Disorders
Review quotes
Review quotes
Review of the previous edition:
"This book is well done and easy to use. It includes cases in each of the chapters, which many readers will find relatable and will add to their learning. In terms of content, this book truly is well done." --© Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Belinda Setters, MD, MS, FACP, AGSF (Robley Rex VA Medical Center) Doody's Score: 94-4 Stars!
"This book is well done and easy to use. It includes cases in each of the chapters, which many readers will find relatable and will add to their learning. In terms of content, this book truly is well done." --© Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Belinda Setters, MD, MS, FACP, AGSF (Robley Rex VA Medical Center) Doody's Score: 94-4 Stars!
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 8
- Latest edition
- Published: November 16, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
JP
Jane F. Potter
Affiliations and expertise
Harris Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Home Instead Center for Successful Aging, Omaha, Nebraska, USAEF
Ellen Flaherty
Affiliations and expertise
Dartmouth Center for Health and Aging, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth; Department of Primary Care-Geriatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USAMM
Matthew K. McNabney
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAMH
Mitchell T. Heflin
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAMB
Mallory McClester Brown
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor; Vice Chair of Education, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA