Table 2: Strategies for dealing with elder abuse that more than 50% of physicians indicated they were fairly or very likely to use in their practices
Rank	Strategy	%(and no.) of physicians*
1	One agency to call regarding cases of elder abuse	94.9  (111/117)
2	A directory of services for seniors	89.7  (104/116)
3	A list of resource people to advise on elder abuse	87.1  (101/116)
4	An elder abuse resource package for your practice	83.8  (98/117)
5	Professional guidelines or protocols for detection and management of elder abuse	82.8  (96/116)
6	Guaranteed reimbursement for any time spent on legal matters	71.3  (82/115)
7	General continuing education on elder abuse	68.1  (79/116)
8	Elder abuse education provided in your practice	60.0  (69/115)
9	Change in Ontario Health Insurance Plan fee structure to reimburse amount of time needed to manage elder abuse cases	54.8  (63/115)
10	A central, accessible library of elder abuse resources	51.7  (60/116)
*Not all physicians indicated their likelihood of using all suggested strategies.

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