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EUGMS 

European Union Geriatric Medicine Society

 

Photo and copyright: Henrik Sjølander, Denmark 

 

The EUGMS aims to develop geriatric medicine in Europe, to support availability of geriatric services to all European citizens and to promote education, continuing professional development and high quality evidence-based geriatric medicine

 

 

 

The official journal of the EUGMS

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Upcoming  meetings: 


8th EUGMS Congress 26 - 30 September

2012
Brussels, Belgium

Clinical Aspects of Longevity

 


 

Latest EUGMS achievements in Brussels July 2011:
Newsletter Summer 2011


Improving medicines for older peopleJune 2011:
Summary of seminar held at the European Parliament on the initiative of Intergroup on Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity and with the support of the EUGMS and AGE Platform Europe



Adult 
vaccination for healthy ageing

Feb. 2011:
EUGMS 1st EACCME

accredited online course


The EGM is now indexed!Mar. 2011:
European Geriatric Medicine will be indexed in 

►Science Citation Index/SciSearch®►Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition►Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine

Stroke and dementia are also chronic diseases Feb. 2011:
Read President of the EUGMS Desmond O'Neill's commentary in the BMJ


 

Fighting against age discrimination in clinical trials

Jan. 2011:
Highlights of a consensus report. (read more).


ObituaryRobert N Butler

(1927-2010)

Robert Butler, a guiding light in gerontology and geriatric medicine, and the founding director of the US National Institute on Aging (NIA), died of leukemia on July 4, 2010, aged 83 years


Age-attunedAugust 2010: New article in Public Service Review: European Union: Issue 20. Desmond O'Neill

European Union Geriatric Medicine Society