Biology, epidemiology, and demographics of ageing; physiology of ageing; epidemiology; demographics; comprehensive geriatric assessment; socio-economic and legal issues; competence; informed consent; living will; elderly abuse; financing of health care; long term care; home health care; respite care; nursing home care; hospice care; geriatric rehabilitation; delirium in the elderly patient; selected geriatric syndromes; dementia; constipation; falls; low back pain; weight loss; failure to thrive; disruptive behaviour; insomnia; orthostatic hypotension; fatigue; polypharmacy; impotence; malnutrition; fractured hip; selected organ system abnormalities; psychiatric disorders; anxiety; depression; suspiciousness; neurologic disorders; stroke syndromes; Parkinsonism; endocrine.