Geriatric Medicine - Section of UEMS

Geriatrinė medicina Geriatrinė medicina – tai medicinos specialybė, nagrinėjanti vyresnių pacientų fizinius, psichikos, funkcinius bei socialinius sutrikimus, užtikrinant skubią, ilgalaikę, reabilitacinę, profilaktinę ir paliatyvią vyresnio amžiaus pacientų priežiūrą. Dėl šios grupės pacientų didesnio neatsparumo ligoms ir dažnesnės daugybinės patologijos būtinas holistinis požiūris. Vyresniame amžiuje ligos gali pasireikšti skirtingai ir dažnai būna ypač sunkiai diagnozuojamos, todėl gydymo poveikis dažnai būna lėtesnis, neretai reikalinga socialinė parama. Taigi, geriatrinė medicina peržengia į organus orientuotos medicinos rėmus, o papildomą gydymą teikia interdisciplininė komanda, siekianti vyresnio amžiaus žmogaus funkcinės būklės optimizavimo, gyvenimo kokybės pagerinimo bei autonomijos padidinimo. Geriatrinė medicina nėra siejama vien tik su amžiumi, nors ir rūpinasi dažniausioms vyresnių pacientų ligoms. Didžioji pacientų dalis būna per 65 metų amžiaus, tačiau geriatrinė medicina geriausiai sprendžia problemas, kurios daug dažnesnės tarp 80 metų ir vyresnio amžiaus grupės pacientų. Pripažįstama, kad įvairiose Europos Sąjungos šalyse dėl istorinių ir struktūrinių priežasčių geriatrinės medicinos organizavimas gali skirtis.

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The European Training Requirements Geriatric Medicine were approved at the UEMS Council Meeting on 17 October 2020. Our next goals are to update the pregraduate training requirements and establish a (voluntary) European examination in Geriatric Medicine.

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Documents and Minutes from the virtuel meeting October 10, 2020 can now be found on "Board Only" page

 

 The autum meeting of the section was in Krakáw, Poland on the 28th of September after the suggessful EuGMS congress. There was a presentation of how geriatric medicine is organized in Poland. Also there were news from each country on how geriatric medicine is organized. The European Training Requirements for Geriatric Medicine, is now in its final stages and will soon be sent to the UEMS central organizaton for approval. The next steps are preparation of a European Exam in Geriatric Medicine. In the picture the group is enjoying the meeting and the good weather in Krakáw.

I write with grief as president of the UEMS section Geriatric Medicine, on behalf of all past and present representatives, to express our condolences with the loss of your beloved husband. We will miss his wisdom and knowledge of the history of Geriatric Medicine in Europe and beyond. It is a pity that a man who did so much for the healthcare and well being of older persons can not profit himself from the achievements that were made.

We hope that the sadness of his death will in time be replaced by the fond memories we all have of Jean, one of the Geriatric Giants.

 

Jaap Krulder, president of the UEMS-GMS

The spring meeting of the section was in Reykjavik on May the 11th 2019. There was a presentation of how geriatric medicine is organized in Iceland. The main discussion was about the European Training Requirements for Geriatric Medicine, which is now in its final stages. Hege Ihle-Hansen will be the Secretary of the section from January 2020. In the picture the group is enjoying the meeting and the surprisingly good weather in Iceland."

The meeting of the section in Vilnius on May the 5th 2018: The delegates discussed a plan for developing European Training Requirements for Geriatrics in 2018, and a vision for for a European process for certification in geriatric medicine. Also there was a presentation of geriatric medicine in Lithuania. It was a very productive meeting in beautiful Vilnius with a delicious dinner afterwards. 

 

 

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The meeting of the section in Nice on Sept 23, 2017: The delegates discussed new horizons for geriatric medicine in Europe, including the new geriatrics specialty title in France, a plan for developing European Training Requirements for Geriatrics in 2018, and a vision for for a European process for certification in geriatric medicine.

European postgraduate curriculum in geriatric medicine developed using an international modified Delphi technique

See the latest minutes from the Brussels-meeting in the Board Only-section

The meeting of the section in Brussels on the first of April:
The section was invited for a pre-conference dinner by the National Society of Belgian Specialists. The meeting took place at the Domus Medical Europaea in the heart of Brussels.

The meeting of the section in Lisbon on the 8^th of October: The Portuguese press interviewed the local host and the president of the section, and published an article related to the importance of geriatrics for future health care.

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The development of a European curriculum in Geriatric Emergency Medicine