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cord-292878-wbfi0v2x	Merchant, Reshma A.	The Role of a Geriatrician has Become Even More Important in an Academic Institution during COVID-19	2020-05-13		.txt	text/plain	1157	56	50	Geriatricians worldwide continue to face different challenges including the reduction of the number of specialist geriatric units to augment manpower in managing COVID-19 patients (1, 2). While a lot of the resources are being channelled to manage the increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, frail older adults with multimorbidity continue to be admitted with very complex needs. Patients admitted to NUH are primarily those with fever and / or fulfilling the Singapore Ministry of Health case definition of COVID-19 requiring isolation or specialist input, while the rest of the patients are transferred to a nearby hospital which is part of the same cluster. Prior to the circuit breaker measures, we had a large group of older adults participating in Healthy Ageing Promotion Program For You (HAPPY) dual task exercise in the community. The presence of the geriatrician across settings from acute hospitals to the community is important in ensuring that older adults receive the best care and are not marginalised during the COVID-19 wave.	./cache/cord-292878-wbfi0v2x.txt	./txt/cord-292878-wbfi0v2x.txt