Defining the role and reach of a geriatrician
Issued Date
2024-01-01
Resource Type
eISSN
26667568
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85205666551
Journal Title
The Lancet Healthy Longevity
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
The Lancet Healthy Longevity (2024)
Suggested Citation
Cesari M., Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan J., Cherubini A., Acanfora M.A., Assantachai P., Barbagallo M., Coume M., Diaz T., Fuggle N., Ouali Hammami S., Madden K., Matijevic R., Michel J.P., Petrovic M., Sieber C., Veronese N., Martin F.C., Banerjee A., Rowe J.W. Defining the role and reach of a geriatrician. The Lancet Healthy Longevity (2024). doi:10.1016/j.lanhl.2024.100644 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/101593
Title
Defining the role and reach of a geriatrician
Author's Affiliation
Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Fundación H. A. Barceló
Siriraj Hospital
Universite Cheikh Anta Diop Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie
Istituto Nazionale Riposo e Cura Anziani
Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad
Faculté de Médecine de Monastir
Universiteit Gent
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine
MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia
Mailman School of Public Health
King's College London
The University of British Columbia
Institute for Biomedicine of Aging
Siriraj Hospital
Universite Cheikh Anta Diop Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie
Istituto Nazionale Riposo e Cura Anziani
Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad
Faculté de Médecine de Monastir
Universiteit Gent
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine
MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit
Università degli Studi di Palermo, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia
Mailman School of Public Health
King's College London
The University of British Columbia
Institute for Biomedicine of Aging
Corresponding Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Population ageing is a global occurrence. Unfortunately, the shortage of health professionals with geriatric competencies is a major factor restricting high-quality care for older people worldwide. Strengthening the knowledge and skills of the health workforce to better respond to the needs of older people is a major global priority. Geriatricians can play a pivotal role in reorienting care for older people towards an integrated and person-centred care system focused on functional ability, preventive strategies, and age-friendly services. The current scenario requires efforts to be directed towards establishing a standardised competency-based definition of a geriatrician to allow for an accurate estimation of the existing workforce with adequate training in geriatrics as crucial resources to facilitate the paradigm shift. This Personal View, supported by the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the European Geriatric Medicine Society, proposes a standardised definition of a geriatrician based on expected competencies and roles and a precise description of the essential features of geriatric medicine. By reducing ambiguities and offering a competency-based framework, the current standardisation approach is expected to facilitate better support, monitoring, and allocation of resources for improving care for older people worldwide.