Ireland
Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine is the EuGMS member society
specialist geriatricians
Irish Gerontological Society
gerontology
Some facts on demography and geriatrics in Ireland…
Total population: 4.74 million
Percentage above 65 Yr: 13.2%
Percentage above 80 Yr: 2.9%
Number of physicians: 16,000
Number of geriatricians: 130
Total number of hospital beds: 12,000
Number of geriatric beds: 500 (acute geriatric beds)
Geriatrics is recognised as a...
- speciality since >40 years.
Geriatric medicine is found in...
- acute care hospitals as acute geriatric wards
- out-patient care settings
- post-acute rehabilitation hospitals/clinics
- nursing homes or long term care facilities
- stroke services
- dementia/memory services
- integrated community care
Members of the society
Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine
Geriatricians: 130
GP’s: NIL
Internists:NIL
Nurses: NIL
Other therapists: NIL
Irish Gerontological Society
Total number of Members: 300
Geriatricians: 70
GP’s: 0
Internists: 0
Nurses: 85
Other therapists: 145
Other activities…
- Annual Scientific Meeting and an Annual research Seminar of the Irish Gerontological Society
- Summarised in: Health care for older people in Ireland. D O'Neill, S O'Keeffe. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 51 (9), 1280-1286
List of geriatric chairs/senior lecturers and research centres in Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin (Prof Rose Anne Kenny, Prof Desmond O'Neill, Prof Sean Kennelly, Prof Roman Romero-Ortuno)
- University College Cork (Prof. William Molloy, Prof Denis O’Mahoney, Dr Suzanne Timmons)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (Prof. David Williams)
- National University of Ireland Galway (Prof. Martin O’Donnell, Prof Shaun O'Keeffe)
- University College Dublin (Prof Lorraine Kyne)
- University of Limerick (Prof Paul Finucane, Prof. Declan Lyons)
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Contact details
Irish Society of Physicians in Geriatric Medicine
The president of the Society:
Prof Desmond O'Neill
General Assembly member in the EuGMS:
Dr. Paula Hickey
Email: rocaoimh(at)muh.ie
Website: www.ispgm.ie/home
Irish Gerontological Society
Website: www.irishgerontology.com
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