Austria
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Geriatrie und Gerontologie
Austrian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Some facts on demography and geriatrics in Austria…
Total population: 8.584.926 (2015)
Percentage above 65 Yr: 424.860 (2015)
Percentage above 80 Yr: 214.972 (2015)
Number of physicians: 43.126 (2014)
Number of geriatricians: 1.280 (2015)
Total number of hospital beds: 64.815 (2014)
Number of geriatric beds: 1.608 (2014)
Number of remobilisation beds: 236 (2014)
Geriatrics is recognised as a...
- speciality since <10 years
- subspeciality since <10 years
Geriatric medicine is found in...
- acute care hospitals integrated in acute wards (internal medicine) and as acute geriatric wards
- out-patient care settings (without refund)
- post-acute rehabilitation hospitals/clinics
- nursing homes or long term care facilities
Members of the society
Total number of Members: 422
Geriatricians: 383
GP’s: 0
Internists: 0
Nurses: 15
Other therapists: 24
Special interest groups within society
- Diabetes - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Lechleitner
- Geriatrics and Science - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Pietschmann
- Psychosomatic Medicine - Dr. Heidemarie Abrahamian
- Traumatology - PD Dr. Heinrich Thaler
- Longterm Geriatric Medicine - Prof. Dr. Gerald Ohrenberger
- Kidney and old age - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wirnsberger
- Austrian Geriatric Assessment - Dr. Ulrike Sommeregger
- Oncological Geriatrics - Univ.Prof. Dr. Reinhard Stauder, MSc
- Palliative Geriatrics - Prof. Dr. Thomas Frühwald
- Polypharmacy - Univ.Prof. Dr. Bernhard Iglseder
- Quality - Dr. Peter Mrak
- Pain - Assessment und Therapy - Univ.Prof. Dr. Rudolf Likar, Dr. Georg Pinter
- Structures - Dr. Peter Dovjak
- Falls - Prof. Dr. Katharina Pils
Other activities…
Cooperation in Working groups of the Ministry of Health
- Austrian Dementia Strategy "Living well with dementia"
- Austrian Nutrition Action Plan and National Nutrition Commission
- Austrian Diabetes Strategy
- Health and living conditions of individuals aged 80 and older “The Austrian Interdisciplinary Study on the Oldest Old”
Annual meeting of the Austrian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology:
Events and more:
- Certified Diploma for Geratrics: 8 seminars – 2 days each (Austrian Acadamy for Medical Doctors)
- General medicine and Geriatrics
- Styria Geriatrica
- Delir
- Medication in old age
List of geriatric chairs and research centres in the country
- Medical University Vienna - Univ.Prof. Dr. Macus Köller
- Medical University Graz - Univ.Prof. Dr. Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, MME
- Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg – Univ.Prof. Dr. Bernhard Iglseder
- Donau University Krems - Univ. Prof. Dr. Christoph Gisinger postgraduate training – Master of Science
Achievements of geriatric medicine in Austria
Contact details
The president of the Society:
Prof Marcus Köller
General Assembly member in the EuGMS:
Prof Marcus Köller
Email: marcus.koeller(at)wienkav.at
Website: www.geriatrie-online.at
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