Follow-Up in Nigeria

NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ACTIVE AGEING & GERIATRIC MEDICINE AMONGIST MEDICAL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA Students Applying to participate must prove to be interested in Ageing issues or eager to know more about geriatric medicine.  Students must also prove that they are willing to participate in or organize further programs on ageing /geriatric medicine. Preference will be given to students who intend forming or participating in advocacy groups like the NIMSA NETWORK ON ACTIVE AGEING. I will appreciate it if some one can send me a prototype application form that will help us in seeking out the desired qualifications.  It will go a long way in helping us produce the final application form. 3DAYs WORKSHOP ,       TOPICS  TO BE COVERED    Introduction to Geriatric Medicine    What is active Ageing ?    How can medical students promote active Ageing?    What is the future of Geriatric medicine in Nigeria ?    Taking a career in Geriatric medicine    Consequence of population Ageing.    How young people can be involved is the care of older persons.    Medical and Social issues in Ageing.    Community, home and health care of the ageing.    Legal and moral rights of the Old.    How to set up your own ageing helpnet    Curriculum Development and Design The Federal ministry of Health is also going to be involved especially in assisting with resource personnel. Do you think there is something you can add to the topics to be covered.?  Then please send to me.  You know what we are trying to do in Nigeria is to spread the message around and get as many students involved in caring for the old. Geriatric Medicine is also a new terminology to most of us in Nigeria. No doubt an orientation is needed. Do you think you can contribute to this local workshop holding in Nigeria? Do not hesitate to send me an e-mail. ABOUNU ABOUNU , aabounu@hotmail.com STUDENT CO-ORDINATOR FOR THE WORKSHOP “PROMOTING ACTIVE AGEING IN NIGERIA, 2000”

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Follow Up In Brazil

The Geriatrics and Gerontology League is composed by academics interested in studying and developing activities on behalf of the elderly. The student body is compose by the following carreers - from medicine, nursing, phonoaudiology, physical therapy, psychology, nutrition, dentistry, physical education and acting (theater). They work together to give a multidisciplinary  and interdisciplinaty support for the elderly. Some of their activities are: - University of Third Age: academics give classes about a subject on health every saturday morning. The elderly are multiplier of the information given in the community where they live in. - Home Care Program: once a week academics have classes about a certain sbuject. And they visit the aged ones, in need, who has the same pathology that was teached during the class. The visit occurs at the homes of the elderly in assistance w/ some professional support. By the end of the month the students discuss the case along w/ the professionals. - Ambulatory: the students give assistance in the ambulatory. It is the place where the students discuss the right conduct w/ the professionals. We also do some exchange among all the Geriatric Leagues in the State of Sao Paulo (BRA), to what every one is doing, and to make a point to do a common research w/ all. Every year, there is a National Campaign nominated - The Elderly Vaccination Day that only exists due to a Leagues' work. We also will be healding a Congress by the year 2001. It is the II Paulista Geriatric and Gerontologic Congrress - from April 19th to 22nd, 2001 at the Transamerica Hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil. On to this Congress, there will be too the I Simposium for the Leagues on Geriatric and Gerontology. We will present a briefing about all the activities we do and the results of two researches - "The elderly profile" and "The geriatric physician - the profile"to the Geriatrics and Gerontologic Brazilian Society.       Andre , alecamp@hotmail.com

 

Follow Up In Turkey

I'd like to give you a brief explanation of my fallow-ups on the topic. When I came back  to Istanbul, 'the topic' or I'm hesitating to say but 'the problems' on Ageing was not clearly stated in Turkey. First of all the statistics were not complete so it's not very possible to overview the situation. So we decided to analyze the physical and mental conditions of elderly people taking long-term care in Turkey. A group of 20 people will be doing some neurological and pychiatric tests and search their records for the most common diseases in longterm care centers.Before we atart our project, we'll be trained by a physciatrist and a neurologist from our faculty on the tests we'll be doing. Based on what we have learned in the summer, we'll also question their requirements from young people. I'll present you the results as soon as we're finished. If you have any comments or you'd like to start a similar research project in your country, I'll be very glad to communicate with you. Let's keep the spirit, Best regards Esra Genisol TurkMsic SCOPH Director Contact: esragenisol@hotmail.com