Geriatric Medicine

- section of UEMS



Delegates:

Sameer Maini
smaini1978@hotmail.com

Haakon Ihle-Hansen
haaihl@vestreviken.no

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Geriatrics in Norway

Do geriatric co-management programs exist in non-geriatric units:
Orthogeriatrics, Oncogeriatrics and Nursing home geriatics.
Total population >65 Years old (in absolute numbers): :
1046765 (2024)
Population aged 65+ (or 60+) (in %):: :
18.79% over 65 (2024)
Population aged 75+ (in %)::
Population aged 80+ (in %):  :
4,85% (2025)
Gender distribution in the older population (60+) :
47% male og 53% female
Most frequent Diagnosis-related groupsin older adults:
Cerebrovascular disease, coronary artery disease, cancer, dementia og osteoporose (no percentage available)
Mortality and morbidity information:
Coronary or cerebrovascular disease, cancer, dementia and lower respiratory infections
National geriatrics society/association name:
Norsk forening for geriatri
Contact details (email, phone number) :
medlem@legeforeningen.no Norsk forening for geriatri, Postboks 1152, 0107, Oslo, Norway
Website - URL :
https://www.legeforeningen.no/foreningsledd/fagmed/norsk-forening-for-geriatri/
Total number of certified geriatricians in the country :
191 specialists actively working (Legeforening data september 2025)
Is Geriatrics a recognized specialty? (Yes/No) :
Yes
Duration of postgraduate training in geriatric medicine (years): :
3 years
Criteria to be admitted in geriatric medicine residency training:
Completed the Norwegian LiS1 (first junior doctor job) and completed core internal medicine curriculum (LiS2 Indremedisin).
Any ongoing programs to train more geriatricians? (Yes/No):
Yes
Criteria for a patient be treated by a geriatrician :
Vary from hospital to hospital. Usually combination of age and geriatric conditions (like fall, acute functional failure, delirium, etc.)
Number of hospitals with dedicated geriatric units:
25
Kind of units present in hospitals involved in geriatric care:
Acute wards predominantly
Do geriatric co-management programs exist in non-geriatric units:
Orthogeriatrics, Oncogeriatrics and Nursing home geriatics.
Major challenges :
Low number of trainees in geriatric medicine.
Initiatives or solutions being implemented to address these :
Are there regional disparities in geriatric care?:
Yes
Which regions have the best/worst access to geriatric services? :
Varies across the whole country depending on number of specialists. No particular part of the country is worse (big cities or small district hospitals)
Number of long-term care facilities:
Many nursing homes have GP with special interest in geriatric medicine/nursing home medicine. Some nursing homes have geriatric spesialists working in them.
Are there co-management programs in these:
Name of Universities Offering Geriatric Medicine:
All university hospitals have geriatric medicine department.
Geriatric medicine is part of undergraduate training?:
Yes. In all 4 universities that have undergraduate medicine training.
Is there a postgraduate curriculum specific to geriatrics?:
Yes
How many candidates are enrolled into geriatric:
Unsure
Name of UEMS board membersandcontacts per country:
Sameer Maini sameer.maini@helse-mr.no
Additional comments or important information