Caring for the Older Woman

The role of the gynaecologist in the care of the older women; ethical issues in the care of the geriatric patient; biology of ageing and the human female; alterations of host-defence mechanisms and the susceptibility to infections; ageing and pharmacotherapeutics; genito-urinary changes and incontinence; problems of loss of pelvic support; vulva and vaginal conditions; gynaecologic malignancies in the elderly; hormone replacement.