One of Canada’s best known geriatric medical specialists
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Michael Gordon, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FRCPEdin; Geriatrician, ethicist, educator, speaker, author. 
He is one of Canada’s best known geriatric medical specialists. His latest book, Moments that Matter: Cases in Ethical Eldercare follows soon on his memoir Brooklyn Beginnings: A Geriatrician’s Odyssey. Moments that Matter, is a guide for family members to help support them through the very difficult personal and ethical challenges which they often face during the later years of life of their parents and elder loved ones. Brooklyn Beginnings was an exciting departure from his previous books and most recent book which are care and decision-making guides for older patients and their families. The reflections recounted in Brooklyn Beginnings trace Dr. Gordon’s roots and the circuitous path he has taken to reach his position in Canada as a regular contributor and commentator on the joys and problems of the elderly for various TV programs, radio shows, newspapers andmagazines.
Dr. Gordon publishes for the professional press in the United States and Canada and is frequently interviewed and quoted in the media on issues related to aging. He is currently Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of Toronto, Medical Program Director of Palliative Care, and Former Vice President of Medical Services and Head of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, at Toronto’s Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System. Dr. Gordon holds Canada’s first certificate issued by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in the field of Geriatric Medicine. He was awarded a fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2004.Learn more...
Unfortunately, it is common for family ties to become stretched and challenged when
families face the decline of a parent. This is especially true when it appears that one
member of the family is carrying an inordinate amount of the care responsibilities.
I recently experienced a situation in which a son of an elderly woman who had
significant dementia turned up for the first time in my office accompanying his
mother. His father was being strained beyond his coping abilities but would not
consider any external assistance, community program, or institutional care. Also
at the visit was his younger sister, with whom I had worked over the previous year
and who was the primary caregiver for their parents, who were clearly struggling to
maintain themselves in the community.
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