Approaches to Elder Abuse: Family Physician’s Perspective

This webinar featured Dr. Mark Yaffe and Dr. Bachir Tazkarji, renowned physicians who spoke about Elder Abuse and Neglect – its definitions, forms and the types of cases typically seen in family practice medicine. They discussed how health care providers can apply the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI) ©, an internationally validated tool available in 15 languages, can help to recognize and identify mistreatment of older adults. The strengths and limitations of the tool were explained and how is can be applied in the field.