"Geriatrics At Your Fingertips" Available Via PDA

By: American Geriatrics Society

(9/8/2006) The American Geriatrics Society’s acclaimed guide to the health care needs of older adults, Geriatrics at Your Fingertips (GAYF), 2005 edition, is now available in a free electronic version for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

The new PDA version of the 2005 edition of GAYF includes several highly-interactive features that enhance the guide’s utility:

A bookmark feature that allows users to quickly locate the references they use most frequently

A “Jump To” navigation button that lets users quickly view all the subheadings under a particular topic and go directly to the specific information they’re seeking

Over 20 new working calculators and equations

New “Help” button that provides a guide to using the PDA version, and contact information for technical support

A table that allows users to employ inductive reasoning to find the answers to queries
The free distribution of GAYF for handhelds—which is available for Palm OS and Windows CE devices—is supported by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.

To download this free software, visit www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org.

With over 25,000 copies of the pocket-sized print edition sold in 2004 alone, GAYF is an indispensable resource for those who care for older adults.

It covers assessment instruments, recommended diagnostic tests, management strategies, and both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies recommended specifically for older adults.

“Every prescriber and practitioner caring for older persons will find this book a boon companion,” David O. Staats, MD, wrote in a review of GAYF for Doody’s Electronic Journal.

“This is a highly functional geriatrics tool,” AGS President David Reuben, MD, lead author of GAYF, said of the new PDA version. “Busy care providers who increasingly rely on PDAs in their professional lives now have the added convenience of being able access GAYF with the click of a button.”

For more information, visit the GAYF Web site at www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org.