Geriatric care in European countries where geriatric medicine is still emerging

Abstract

Key summary pointsAim To describe several aspects that affect practicing geriatric medicine in five different countries: Greece, Portugal, Russia, Turkey, and Tunisia Findings Discrepancies exist between countries concerning all aspects of geriatric medicine (recognition, training, educational and professional standards, academic representation, working context). Message Specificities of each country that set the frame should be taken into consideration in promoting geriatric medicine in different settings.