Geriatric Medicine

- section of UEMS



Delegates:

Jurate Macijauskiene
jurate.macijauskiene@lsmuni.lt

Vidmantas Alekna, MD, PhD
vidmantas.alekna@osteo.lt

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Geriatrics in Lithuania

Do geriatric co-management programs exist in non-geriatric units:
In some hospitals there are geriatritinas working in cardiology rehabilitation and orthopedic wrads.
Total population >65 Years old (in absolute numbers): :
595 247
Population aged 65+ (or 60+) (in %):: :
20.6
Population aged 75+ (in %)::
no information provided
Population aged 80+ (in %):  :
no information provided
Gender distribution in the older population (60+) :
no information provided
Most frequent Diagnosis-related groupsin older adults:
Diabetes, cancer, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases
Mortality and morbidity information:
Cardiovascular and cverebrovascular diseases (stroke, myocardial infarction)
National geriatrics society/association name:
Lietuvos gerontologų ir geriatrų draugija
Contact details (email, phone number) :
vidmantas.alekna@osteo.lt
Website - URL :
https://www.geriatrija.lt/home/draugija/
Total number of certified geriatricians in the country :
49, https://licencijavimas.vaspvt.gov.lt/license/publicspecialistindex
Is Geriatrics a recognized specialty? (Yes/No) :
Yes
Duration of postgraduate training in geriatric medicine (years): :
4
Criteria to be admitted in geriatric medicine residency training:
Medical school certificate
Any ongoing programs to train more geriatricians? (Yes/No):
Yes, programs for internal medicine doctors
Criteria for a patient be treated by a geriatrician :
More than 60 years
Number of hospitals with dedicated geriatric units:
4
Kind of units present in hospitals involved in geriatric care:
acute wards
Do geriatric co-management programs exist in non-geriatric units:
In some hospitals there are geriatritinas working in cardiology rehabilitation and orthopedic wrads.
Major challenges :
Workforce shortage, no nationaly approved plan how to implement geriatric medicine in primary and secondary care, services are scattered
Initiatives or solutions being implemented to address these :
Working with goverment and universities to create more places for geriatric medicine residencies
Are there regional disparities in geriatric care?:
Yes
Which regions have the best/worst access to geriatric services? :
The best access to geriatric medicine is in bigger cities with primary and secondary care resources
Number of long-term care facilities:
None that I am aware of
Are there co-management programs in these:
No
Name of Universities Offering Geriatric Medicine:
Vilnius University, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Geriatric medicine is part of undergraduate training?:
Yes, in both universities
Is there a postgraduate curriculum specific to geriatrics?:
Yes
How many candidates are enrolled into geriatric:
3 in both universities
Name of UEMS board membersandcontacts per country:
Jurate Macijauskiene, jurate.macijauskiene@lsmu.lt
Additional comments or important information