Norway

Norsk geriatrisk forening
Norwegian Geriatrics society

Some facts on demography and geriatrics in Norway…

Total population: 5,2 mill
Percentage above 65 Yr: 16,2
Percentage above 80 Yr: 4,2

Number of physicians: 28.300
Number of geriatricians: 182
Total number of hospital beds: 10.600
Number of geriatric beds: 230

Geriatrics is recognized as a...

• subspeciality since >20 years

Geriatric medicine is found in...

• acute care hospitals as acute geriatric wards
• post-acute rehabilitation hospitals/clinics
• a few nursing homes or long term care facilities

Members of the society

Total number of Members: 246
Geriatricians: 182
GP’s:0
Internists: 0
Nurses: 0
Other therapists: 0

Special interest groups within society

• Documentation of effects of geriatric medisin, status of geriatric medicin in Norway
• Requirements for ortogeriatric units

Other activities…

One annual meeting.

List of geriatric chairs and research centres in the country

• Oslo university hospital - Oslo
• St Olav hospital - Trondheim
• Haraldsplass sykehus - Bergen