Denmark

Dansk Selskab for Geriatri
Danish Society of Geriatrics

Some facts on demography and geriatrics in Denmark…

Total population: 5.745.526
Percentage above 65 Yr: 19
Percentage above 80 Yr: 4,3

Number of physicians in the country: 20.682
Number of geriatricians: 84
Total number of hospital beds in the country: 14.190
Number of geriatric beds: 506

Geriatrics is recognised as a...

• speciality since 10-20 years
• subspeciality since 20 years

Geriatric medicine is found in...

• acute care hospitals as acute geriatric wards
• out-patient care settings
• post-acute rehabilitation hospitals/clinics

Members of the society

Total number of Members:  278
Geriatricians:
GP’s: 0
Internists:
Nurses: 0
Other therapists: 0

Other activities…

2 Annual meetings:

• Spring Meeting including General Assembly and Scientific Meeting lsting two days.
• Fall meeting: different topics

List of geriatric chairs and research centres in Denmark

• Aarhus University Hospital
• Aalborg Universitetshospital