This is a
special issue of the journal that has all the abstracts
of the first Euro Med meeting in Tunis in May 2017.
This meeting culminated the with the end of the first
cycle of postgraduate training in Geriatrics in Monstair
Tunis. The Tunisian Geriatric Association (ATG) in Collaboration
with MEAMA has launched the first intensive postgraduate
course in geriatric medicine stimulating interest and
knowledge in geriatrics. The course is made of 4 sessions
, that last two days each and will be finished within
a year. The course is geared toward physicians mainly
internists and family physicians.
The topics of the four sessions
will cover the major issues of geriatrics practice and
issues including
First session : metabolic disorders
Second session : osteoporosis,
VitD , Falls Assessment and Prevention, rehabilitation,
sarcopenia..
Third session : Cognitive disorders
; Diagnosis and Management of Dementia, Delirium and
Depression ,
Fourth session : Comprehend
the major geriatric syndromes
The sessions will take place
in Monastir Tunisia for the first the first three sessions
were successful and the fourth session took place in
May 11-12, 2017. At the end of the fourth session there
was forty two physicians that finished the first postgraduate
course in Tunis.
It is hoped that at the conclusion
of this course, participants should be better able to:
o Identify the basic principles of geriatric medicine
o Apply principles of geriatric assessment, rehabilitation,
o Understand key aspects of geriatric syndromes and
chronic pathologies as they apply to older patients
o Identify psychosocial problems and ethical issues
in decision-making.
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