Author/Affiliations: Marina Kotsani - Hellenic Society for the Study and Research of Ageing On the 6th and 7th of April 2023, the first face-to-face event of the PROGRAMMING COST Action (https://cost-programming.eu/) was held in Athens, Greece. Under the auspices of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS), the local organizers, have chosen the topic “Geriatric Assessment in the management of complex older patients: The added value in ambulatory and hospital settings”. This 2-days’ event, which took place in 2 classical buildings in the historical center of Athens, started by conducting ..read more

Author/Affiliations: Ana Pessoa Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal We know knowledge is power. As doctors, we thrive when our patients thrive, and our objective is to ensure their well-being and happiness. These are among the core principles of geriatric care. Earlier this month, an event called "The Health Party" (or "Festa da Saúde" in Portuguese) took place, with the goal of promoting healthy habits, educating the public about common diseases, and screening for relevant conditions. The event featured music shows, sport activities, showcookings, and workshops ..read more

Author/affiliations: Rosalyn Neranartkomol Foundation Year 1 at Warwick Hospital Rosalyn: How and why did you decide on specializing in geriatrics? Dr. Mucci: I did not start out thinking that I will be a geriatrician, I was considering cardiology; however, my clinical supervisor at the time advised me that I should pursue geriatrics as it is easier to get into. I did not fall in love with the specialty until I was in my third year of specialty training, when I met a consultant who inspired me. I would like to make it clear that I am a flexible person and I think that I would love any specialt ..read more

Author/affiliations: Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak MD ECG Bakırçay University Çiğli Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkiye As a reporters of the ECGI, I assisted with Sibel Çavdar onsite to the World Congress on Osteoporosis osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal disease 2023 presented by the International Osteoporosis foundation (IOF) and the European society for clinical and economic aspects of osteoporosis (ESCEO) that took place in Barcelona between the 4th and 7th of May. With 7611 participants, this congress proved that bone and muscle health is attracting a great deal of attention from h ..read more

Author/Affiliations: Rose Penfold: Multimorbidity PhD Fellow (University of Edinburgh), Geriatrics and General Medicine Registrar I am a UK doctor, specialising in Geriatric Medicine. I have long enjoyed research, and it was with much excitement that I received an offer for a PhD Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh, funded by Wellcome Trust. The first few months have been amazing. I work with colleagues passionate about improving the lives of older adults, with enviable knowledge in their fields of expertise. Here are my top 5 reasons for doing a PhD – but also a few challenges. Why do a ..read more

Author: Real Rodeles del Pozo Origin/Affiliation: Pioneer of geriatric and palliative nursing in Spain It is difficult for me to describe my professional life, which has been a beautiful journey with small accidents resolved. I started after finishing seventh and revalidating, that was the name of one of the forms of access to the university at that time. I left my hometown, Tudela, at the age of 19 to enter the San José and Santa Adela Red Cross school in Madrid in 1969. After a year of anecdotes and adaptation, in 1970 the new Geriatrics unit directed by Professor Salgado and Guillén was lau ..read more

Author: Anna Rudzińska, MSc, nutritionist, psychologist Origin/Affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland As the holidays approach, we are reminded of the difficulties that older adults faces during this time. In 2018 in Poland about 10% of people aged 65 and over experienced social isolation, while in the group of elderly aged 75 and over it was over 14%. Furthermore, about 28% of adults aged 65 and over mentioned that they do not have a person they could call a friend. Social isolation can be defined as low intensity ..read more

Author: Sibel Cavdar Origin/Affiliation: Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics. Izmir, Turkey. As a member of ECGI reporters group, I had opportunity to attend ‘SIOG’ International Society of Geriatric Oncology annual conference between 28th and 30th of October in Geneva. I felt my self lucky for joining such an important event. There were 20 scientific sessions, 60 talks, 13 oral abstract presentations, and 226 posters and the geriatric assessment workshop which I could not join because of my flight. The theme of this year was ‘celebr ..read more

Author: Marina Kotsani Origin/Affiliation: Geriatrician (France, Greece) On the 2/11/22, EuGMS launched a new adventure! The COST Action PROGRAMMING PROmoting GeRiAtric Medicine in countries where it is still eMerGING kicked off. EuGMS, other than being the Grant Holder of this Action, has, since the beginning, played a key role in preparing the application and raising the necessary network of proposers for this project. Besides, the first seed of this COST Action was planted during the activities of the EuGMS Global Initiative Group, that aims at promoting Geriatric Medicine (GM) in countries ..read more

Author: Maria Bonnici Origin/Affiliation: Lubov Matchekhina and I, Maria Bonnici, virtually attended the 10th Fragility Fracture Network Global Congress as part of the Early Careers Geriatrics Initiative (ECGI) reporter’s group (EuGMS). The congress was held both on-site and virtually between the 20th and the 22nd of October 2022. This congress featured a multi-disciplinary international plenary of speakers from across the world. Most of the sessions were live-streamed and after the congress they were also available on the congress’s virtual portal. This made it easier for those who could not ..read more