| In India, Geriatrics as a speciality has not advanced as much as in
developed countries. Infact, until recently, there was no recognised post-graduate M.D.
Course in Geriatrics. Recently, the M.D. in Geriatric medicine has been introduced in the
Geriatric Department in the Govt. General Hospital in Chennai (Chennai Medical College)
India, which has a 20 bedded Geriatric ward. This was first headed by Prof. V.S.Natarajan who obtained his Geriatric
training from U.K. It is now headed by Dr. B. Krishnaswamy. |
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There is also a full fledged department of Geriatric Surgery in the Govt.
General Hospital in Chennai, India.
There are other institutions in India where Physicians and Surgeons have taken a great
interest in Geriatric health and efforts are on to establish independent departments in
Geriatric Medicine and Surgery. |
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| There is also a post graduate diploma in Geriatric health available from
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). |
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| On this page you will find many links leading to important web-sites
concerning Geriatric health and Geriatric societies. We will be providing more links as
and when available. |
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| Geriatric
Society of India |
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| Advancing
Geriatric Education and Practice |
| Association for
Gerontology in Higher Education |
| Institute on
Aging, University of Pennsylvania |
| Publication
for Health Professionals |
| Multi-Disciplinary Education in Geriatrics and Aging |
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| SeniorIndian.com will be happy to receive mails
giving details about any training being imparted in India concerning Geriatric health.
Please write to info@SeniorIndian.com |
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