Silver Book II: an international framework for urgent care of older people in the first 72 hours from illness or injury.

The new edition of the Silver Book, Silver Book II, provides a framework for the urgent care of older people in the first 72 hours from illness or injury. It incorporates principles of geriatric medicine, quality improvement (including patient reported outcome measures) and interdisciplinary care in a balanced, practical and evidence-rich manual on unscheduled and emergent care for older adults. Silver Book II shows how frailty, comprehensive geriatric assessment and shared decision-making can be locally adapted according to national practice and policy across the world. The challenge for all providers is adapting our models of care to meet the changing needs of older patients and their caregivers as well as changes in the delivery of medical care in the 21st century.